Keyword: «chinese schoolchildren»

This article is devoted to the study of the practical application of L. N. Tolstoy's short story, «Bulka», in teaching Russian to Chinese students.The authors consider children's stories to be an appropriate and effective way to develop the speech of international students at the initial level.The involvement of authentic texts of children's works with accessible vocabulary and simple grammatical structures, a relatively small volume, a single storyline, will bring the language learning process closer to the process of live communication.The stages of studying the story of L.N. Tolstoy are considered, tasks for the development of all types of activities of foreign students are proposed: reading, listening, speaking, writing.In conclusion, it is concluded that the texts of children's fiction by Russian writers are one of the effective means of developing oral speech, cultural competence, communicative and intercultural skills of Chinese students.