Keyword: «критическое мышление»

This study addresses the problem of developing the skill of summarising journalistic texts in a foreign language among low-performing students of a non-linguistic university. Senior undergraduate students often face difficulties when working with authentic texts, which are associated with a lack of understanding of the structure, key theses and arguments, that results in poor-quality summaries. The lack of analytical reading and information compression skills results in superficial assimilation of material and plagiarism. A diagnostic experiment revealed that the majority of undergraduate students lack the summarising skill, manifested in an inability to separate the essential from the non-essential, as well as in direct copying of texts. The relevance of the study is confirmed by the fact that existing methods for teaching summarising of journalistic texts are often designed for students with an existing base, while the issue of a differentiated approach for low-performing students remains understudied. The aim of the research is to develop a step-by-step methodology for teaching summarising, aimed at overcoming the specific difficulties of students with different levels of preparation, which also constitutes the scientific novelty of this study. The research employed a pedagogical experiment (diagnostic, formative, and control stages) on a sample of 42 third-year students of the Faculty of International Relations and the Faculty of Management and Politics at MGIMO University, who study German as their first foreign language. Criterion-based analysis and statistical data processing methods were used to analyze the works. The main results of the article include an instructional model consisting of diagnostic, theoretical, practical, and evaluative modules. The testing showed a statistically significant improvement in the quality of summaries. After implementing the methodology, the number of students capable of independently writing a correct summary increased from 15% to 72%. The most significant progress was observed in the skills of paraphrasing and structuring information. The theoretical significance of the study lies in its potential contribution to pedagogical psychology and methodology, text linguistics and genre studies, as well as differentiated and inclusive education. The practical value of the research lies in the fact that the methodological recommendations (templates, tasks) can be adapted for teaching the aspect of summarising articles in a foreign language. Further research may be directed towards the development of an automated system for checking summaries based on the proposed criteria.