LEXICAL MARKERS IN WORKING WITH TEXT WHEN STUDYING RUSSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: LEGAL DISCOURSE

Abstract

The article proposes a system for working with lexical markers encountered in legal discourse and mastered by trainee in Russian as a foreign language. The systemic approach utilizes methods of description and observation, systematization and classification, theoretical modeling, and praxis. Functional and semantic groups of lexical markers are identified. A set of exercises for mastering lexical markers in the study of legal discourse is described for different stages of vocabulary development, including familiarization with and semantization of vocabulary, practicing collocations and grammar of words or expressions, analyzing and differentiating lexical markers, and speaking practice and modeling. Typical difficulties encountered by foreign students in mastering lexical markers are identified, and ways to overcome them are outlined.