VIRTUAL STUDY TOUR IN METHODS OF TEACHING RUSSIAN AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Abstract. Introduction. The amplification of methods of teaching foreign languages nowadays is characterized by a high interest in the culturological approach, which involves learning a language as a way of intercultural communication.The main focus in this context is made on the study tour (virtual and real) as a non-traditional form of educational process of foreign students, who study Russian as a foreign language, organization. Purpose. This paper focuses on the methodical, cultural and historical potential of the virtual study tour in the process of teaching Russian as a foreign language. Methods. Some linguistic methods have been used in our research: descriptive, socio-pedagogical, experimental, and a group discussion method. Results. Virtual and real study tours have been examined and described in this scholar article. The paper illustrates that a properly planned and organized study tour develops foreigners’ speaking skills and is aimed at the formation of socio-cultural and communicative competence. The main principles of foreign language teaching (apparency, visualization and accessibility) have been described. Methodical development of virtual tours to the Kyiv Museum is presented in the article. The developed virtual tour is designed for students of the preparatory departments and faculties of higher educational institutions of Ukraine. Сonclusion. It may be noted that the potential of museum pedagogy in the process of teaching foreigners is quite beneficial. The value of museums and historical places is manifested in direct contact with a historical object. The virtual tour of the Kyiv Museum is designed to arouse interest in studying the culture and history of Ukraine and to develop skills of working with lexical units with national-cultural semantics.