Keyword: «discursive competence»

This article presents the results of a theoretical study of discursive competence formation problem among military personnel studying Russian as a foreign language. Modern methodological trends in teaching foreign languages comply with finding ways to increase the effectiveness of learning, one of which, in our opinion, is the need to form a discursive competence. The process of formation of discursive competence has been studied inadequately, in a disordered and fragmented way. We consider that the formation of discursive competence in the process of teaching foreign languages has fundamental importance and it is assumed to be one of the relevant directions for increasing the effectiveness of teaching. The formation of discursive competence should be professionally oriented and take into account the specifics of students in every detail. The purpose of the study is to develop a methodological system aimed at the formation of discursive competence at the Russian as a foreign language classes at a military university. As a result of the theoretical study, the fundamental concepts of designing a methodological system were characterized. The structure of a methodological system was developed based on these concepts, taking into account the methodological features of discursive competence formation in the educational environment of a military university. The methodological system pursues specific goals and solves the tasks of teaching in these conditions, taking into account the characteristics of students. It has been determined that narrowly targeted and thematically oriented teaching contributes to improving the effectiveness of teaching foreign students at military universities in Russia. The theoretical significance of the study lies in the development of a professionally-oriented methodological system for teaching a certain group of foreigners, the uniqueness of which lies in its narrow focus, thematic organization and variability, taking into account the social institution and the category of students. The narrow specificity of the developed system does not limit the scope of its application; the results of the methodological system development can be used for teaching any foreign languages. The practical significance lies in the fact that, as a result of the theoretical study described in this article, the methodological system was practically implemented at Russian as a foreign language classes at a military university.

The article discusses the discursive aspect of working with texts on socio-political topics. The author points out that texts related to a special type of news discourse imply the need to solve the problem of their perception, understanding and interpretation by foreign military personnel. The article indicates the importance of the fact that working with texts with special discursive characteristics involves the development of teaching materials demonstrating various methods of working with texts of a media discourse, which is both a specific type of speech-cognitive activity, characteristic only for the media information field, and any kind discourse realized in the field of mass communication. The article provides practical recommendations on the use of media text of the socio-political genre.