Keyword: «socio-cultural adaptation.»

The article discusses the scientific and methodological principles of creating educational materials on the Russian language for educational institutions of the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of South Ossetia. Special attention is paid to the textocentric approach as the basis for the formation of students' communicative, linguistic and socio-cultural competencies. Specific principles of selecting the content and modeling diverse tasks for texts are proposed, taking into account the specifics of the bilingual environment and integration with the study of Russian and national cultures. Examples of texts and assignments illustrating the proposed approaches are given.