DESIGNING THE CURRICULUM OF THE DISCIPLINE “YAKUT BOARD GAMES” AT A UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The article raises a problem of preserving and strengthening national and cultural traditions on the example of Yakut board games. Higher education institution as the main social institution is a key place for creating conditions for general propaganda and familiarization of the younger generation with traditional values. The basic methodology for designing the program is the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation “On approval of the Foundations of State Policy for the preservation and strengthening of Traditional Russian spiritual and moral values” dated November 09, 2022. The program of the discipline “Yakut Board Games” is developed in order to preserve traditional values, promote harmonious physical development, motor abilities and dexterity. The discipline is planned for the first time for the bachelor’s degree in the direction of training 44.03.05 Pedagogical Education (with two training profiles: Primary education and Native (Yakut) language and literature). The purpose of the program is harmonious physical development of the individual through the formation of students’ interest in Yakut board games, familiarization through the game to the spiritual and cultural values of the people. The program includes an in-depth study of national board games. The new rules of the games are presented in a more refined form. It involves the introduction of project, research activities, a combination of collective, group, individual, distance learning forms.