Violetta V. Shulga

The development of rhetorical speech in Russian as a foreign language among Chinese students is relevant, since effective communication in the country of residence is a key skill in various areas of life. Rhetoric, as the science of the art of persuasion, helps foreign students improve their argumentation, speech construction and peer interaction skills. With insufficient intensification of the educational process in this direction, one of the methodological tools can be a photomontage digital collage aimed at developing rhetorical speech in the Russian language as a foreign language among Chinese students. It contributes to: improving communication skills; improving efficiency in future professional activities; strengthening interpersonal relations with Russian students; developing critical thinking; improving public speaking in the country of residence; initiation into the cultural heritage of Russia. The aim of the study is to analyze the theory and practice of developing rhetorical speech in Russian as a foreign language among Chinese students based on a photomontage digital collage. A complex of research methods was used in the work: theoretical methods; empirical methods; formative; mathematical statistics methods. The main results of the study: the linguistic and didactic properties of rhetorical speech in the Russian language as a foreign language among Chinese students were characterized; the place of photomontage digital collage in the development of rhetorical speech in Russian as a foreign language by Chinese students was clarified; the relevant methodological conditions were considered and the practice of organizing experimental work was described; an analysis of its results was presented. New formats of tasks have been worked out for the development of rhetorical speech in the Russian language as a foreign language among Chinese students based on a photomontage digital collage and research prospects have been determined. The theoretical significance of the work lies in the justification of the need to develop rhetorical speech in Russian as a foreign language among Chinese students on the basis of a photomontage digital collage in the context of Russian higher education. The practical significance of the work lies in the creation and implementation of new formats of tasks for the development of rhetorical speech in Russian as a foreign language among Chinese students based on a photomontage digital collage.