TEACHING RUSSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE WITH CASE METHOD

Svetlana A. Arefeva¹, Natalia A. Biryukova²*, Olesia V. Arefeva³
Tatiana A. Volkova⁴, Natalia N. Shcheglova⁵

 ¹Prof, Faculty of General and Vocational Education, Mari State University, RUSSIA,
vikto-arefev@yandex.ru
²Assoc. Prof., Faculty of General and Vocational Education, Mari State University,
RUSSIA,
biryukova316@gmail.com
³Assoc. Prof., Faculty of General and Vocational Education,
Mari State University, RUSSIA,
arefeva.o.v@yandex.ru
⁴Assoc. Prof., Faculty of General and Vocational Education,
Mari State University, RUSSIA,
tat451706@yandex.ru
⁵Assoc. Prof., Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics,
Volga State University of Technology, RUSSIA,
tcheglova@rambler.ru
*Corresponding author

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of improving the efficiency of teaching Russian as a foreign language using case method in the educational process at the University. The purpose of the research is to reveal the history, essence and content of case-study technology as a means of mastering the Russian language and its application in various daily and educational situations. The article deals with the issues related to the pedagogical potential of case method in the study of the Russian language by foreign students.

The authors consider the system-activity approach as the basis for the use of case method, analyze forms of work and options for the use of cases in the classroom. Examples of the organization Russian as a foreign language lesson with the use of case method are given. The conditions of successful problem teaching Russian as a foreign language using case-study technology are considered. The authors conclude that the case method is important for the successful mastering of the Russian language by foreign students and for the formation of professional competence of the future teacher of Russian as a foreign language in the process of professional training at the university.

Keywords: Russian as a foreign language, pedagogical technology, case method, system-activity approach, problem learning, situation, text, text approach