LEXICAL APPROACH AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTENT-LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING IN TEACHING RUSSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF RUSSIA

Abstract

The article explores current and under-developed issues in the methodology of teaching Russian as a foreign language alongside core humanities disciplines. The authors examine the integration of Russian language learning with natural science by international students, identifying the most challenging speech skills to develop and utilize, and analyzing factors influencing the substantive organization, development, and formation of students’ professionally oriented competencies. Furthermore, the authors provide a detailed justification for using a lexical approach at the initial stage of Russian language learning (elementary level) within a shortened curriculum. The authors emphasize the need to combine a lexical approach with subject-language integrated learning at the final stage of the course and the development of students’ professional thinking through Russian as a foreign language. The linguistic-didactic potential of an integrated lesson in Russian and natural science has been identified.