Keyword: «иностранный язык»

The article examines modern approaches to developing students’ listening skills in the context of digital transformation of education. The pedagogical potential of authentic podcasts and short video materials is substantiated as effective tools for improving listening comprehension. Special attention is paid to the cognitive characteristics of modern adolescents, whose perception of information is shaped by digital media and short-format content. The study describes a three-stage model of working with audiovisual materials, including pre-listening, while-listening, and post-listening stages. The results of a pedagogical experiment conducted in the 9th-grade classroom are presented. A comparative analysis of traditional audio materials, podcasts, and short videos is carried out in terms of their impact on students’ motivation, engagement, and speech activity. The findings confirm that the integration of authentic audiovisual content enhances listening comprehension and stimulates communicative competence development.

This article examines the development of schoolchildren's national cultural identity through foreign language teaching. Particular attention is paid to the role of local history in the educational process. Using the regional material of the city of Ryazan is taken as an example. It is shown that including regional material in foreign language lessons promotes students' conscious attitude toward their own culture, fosters a sense of belonging to their native land, and increases their motivation to learn. The article explores the pedagogical potential of using descriptions of landmarks, biographies of famous local residents, project-based and research activities, and comparative cultural analysis. It concludes that integrating local history content into foreign language teaching promotes intercultural competence and the development of a harmonious personality capable of effective intercultural dialogue.

The article examines the role of a foreign language in shaping the professional worldview of future historians. The relevance of the study is driven by Russia's integration into the global scientific and educational space, the digitalization of historical knowledge, and the need for critical analysis of foreign sources. The aim of the paper is to theoretically substantiate the importance of a foreign language as an essential component of a historian's professional development. Based on the analysis of scholarly literature, the essence of a historian's professional worldview is revealed as an integrative quality encompassing historical thinking, a value system, and the ability for intercultural communication in the professional sphere. It is shown that a foreign language acts as a mechanism for developing these components, providing access to authentic sources and international academic dialogue. The necessity of integrating historical and linguistic education as a key pedagogical condition for realizing this potential is substantiated.

The article is examined the opportunity of using the regional component at the English lessons as a way of formation of pupils’ sociocultural competence. Education is perceived like a creative and interesting process what increases students’ motivation to learn a language. The article is presented a lesson plan, aimed at studying S.A. Esenin’s biography and works. It can be used in the process of learning English.

The article is devoted to the study of the linguistic and didactic potential of school educational and methodological complexes as an instrument for the formation of the language portfolio of students. Based on the analysis of foreign and domestic classifications, the main types of language portfolios and their invariant structure are described. Special attention is paid to the practical implementation of the method using the example of «Spotlight» and «Starlight». The components of educational and methodical complexes and the mechanisms of integration with the subject of the student’s book are analyzed in detail. Examples of particular tasks from modules that can be included in the language portfolio are given.