TECHNOLOGY OF METAMORPHIC PICTURES AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING FOREIGN LANGUAGE SOCIOCULTURAL COMPETENCE OF CHINESE MASTER’S STUDENTS

Abstract

The article is devoted to one of the urgent problems of higher professional education – improving quality and effectiveness of teaching materials in Russian as a foreign language classes. The following concepts are clarified: “metamorphic picture,” “technology of metamorphic pictures.” The authors’ technology of metaphorical maps as a source of socio-cultural information is proposed. The work reveals that this technology contributes to adaptation of Chinese MA students to the changing conditions of perception and processing of information, their involvement in the modern educational process, and an increase in their interest in the discipline being studied. In the light of modern realities, the advantages of using the technology of metamorphic pictures are revealed. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that the technology of metamorphic pictures is introduced into the educational process. Results of the study show that the use of the technology of metamorphic pictures contributes to the development of foreign-language socio-cultural competence of Chinese MA students.