LISTENING RUSSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT THE PRE-UNIVERSITY STAGE: HISTORY LECTURE

Abstract

The article highlights the necessity of the native speaker’s history and culture studying. Mastering the Russian language is impossible without referring to the history of Russia. The study of Russian history for students of the university’s preparatory course, is not only the collection and memorization of historical facts, but also the acquisition of the skill of working with a scientific style, as well as training to listen and understand lectures. The article suggests the procedure for working with authentic video material, which is presented by the educational film “Epic Story. The history of Russia. From Rurik to the Revolution”, which allows to conduct listening in Russian as a foreign language classes, while using texts and vocabulary of level B1. The work can be a preparation for testing on the history of Russia and for further study of the subject.