TEACHING RUSSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE ON INTERACTIVE BASIS

Olesia V. Arefeva¹*, Svetlana A. Arefeva², Natalia A. Biryukova³,
Tatiana A. Volkova4 and Vladislav Smirnov5
¹ Assoc. Prof., Faculty of General and Vocational Education, Mari State University, RUSSIA,
vikto-arefev@yandex.ru
² Prof., Faculty of General and Vocational Education, Mari State University, RUSSIA,
vikto-arefev@yandex.ru
³ Assoc. Prof., Faculty of General and Vocational Education, Mari State University, RUSSIA,
biryukova316@gmail.com
⁴ Assoc. Prof., Faculty of General and Vocational Education, Mari State University, RUSSIA,
tat451706@yandex.ru
⁵ PhD student, Faculty of General and Vocational Education, Mari State University, RUSSIA,
razortheone@yandex.ru
*Corresponding author

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of teaching students Russian as a foreign language on interactive basis. The authors justify the importance of using interactive technologies in the process of teaching Russian as a foreign language.  Theoretical foundations of interactive educational technologies, the concept of "interactive learning", as well as methods and forms used to implement this technology in the process of teaching Russian as a foreign language are analyzed in detail in the article. The main content of the article is devoted to the description of pedagogical conditions favouring successful teaching of Russian as a foreign language through the use of interactive methods and forms.
Special attention is paid to the model of this process and its constituent components. In the description of interactive learning the emphasis is put on student-centred educational technologies and their potential for the development of students’ motivation and interest to studies. The results prove the efficiency of applying the research method of teaching to develop communicative skills of students studying Russian as a foreign language. In the end, the article contains a conclusion on the importance of interactive learning for achieving high learning outcomes.

Keywords: interactive learning, Russian as a foreign language, pedagogical conditions, communication skills, cognitive independence.