VOCABULARY WITH ETHNIC COMPONENT OF MEANING IN THE CONTENT OF TEACHING RUSSIAN TO CHINESE STUDENTS

Abstract

The article explores a concept of vocabulary with ethnocultural component of meaning in the context of teaching Russian as a foreign language to Chinese students. Various groups of such vocabulary are identified (ethnonyms, ethnonymic adjectives and adverbs, country names). The barriers and difficulties that Chinese students face when learning the Russian language are discussed, along with examples of words and idioms with an ethnocultural component of meaning. The main characteristics of vocabulary with an ethnocultural component of meaning are defined, corresponding to different aspects of word content (linguistic, connotative, background, comparative, contextual). Based on the characteristics of this vocabulary, the concept of ethnocultural competence developed among foreign students studying Russian is clarified. The main components of ethnocultural competence are described, including linguistic, ethnopyscholinguistic, linguacultural, comparative, and contextual components. Considering the linguistic characteristics and methodological potential of vocabulary with an ethnocultural component of meaning, the structure and content of ethnocultural competence developed among Chinese students studying Russian are developed.