Russian national culture code usage resource for enriching the educational environment of students studying Russian as a foreign language

Abstract

The article describes and analyzes the potential of Russian national culture code as a material for enriching the educational environment of RFL students. Authors revealed the possibilities of relying on the national culture code (NCC) to promote the development of secondary linguistic personality qualities in foreign students as well as foreign language (Russian) image shaping. This perspective of a cultural attitude has been identified and justified. The connection between the culture image development and the presence of a value attitude towards it, including the cognitive, affective and activity-based components of the attitude has been analyzed. A scientific, theoretical and methodological substantiation of the product developed by the authors based on the CNC material is presented – the electronic course “Linguistic and cultural space of Russia. Module for the RFL course: A2-B2". Procedure data and course test results are provided. Based on the results of theoretical analysis and test data it was concluded that the introduction of this course into the study of RFL enriches both the subject aspect of the educational environment and the social issue, since it becomes the content of interaction between teacher and student and among students. Thus it ensures updating systemic aspect of environmental enrichment.