Formation of lexical and grammatical skills in Chinese students on the example of the thematic group "Sports and healthy lifestyle": methodology and experimental confirmation

the article is devoted to the development of lexical and grammatical skills in Chinese students using the topic group "Sports and Healthy Lifestyle" as an example. The relevance of the study is due to the typological differences between the Chinese and Russian languages, as well as the need to improve the level of language proficiency of Chinese students studying Russian as a foreign language. The topic group "Sports and Healthy Lifestyle" was chosen as an effective teaching tool with high practical significance and communicative value. The article highlights the main lexical and grammatical difficulties that Chinese students face, including differences in language structure, vocabulary features, and language transfer phenomena. Students often experience difficulties in using verb types, case forms, and grammatical agreement. In addition, it is noted that students tend to reproduce Chinese thinking when constructing Russian sentences, which leads to grammatical errors and unnatural formulations. The article presents the key principles and methods of developing lexical and grammatical skills: a contextual teaching model, a project method, and a strategy of intercultural comparison. The contextual learning model is aimed at developing students' ability to use vocabulary and grammar in real communication situations. The project method promotes active involvement of students in the learning process by creating practice-oriented tasks. The strategy of intercultural comparison allows Chinese students to deepen their understanding of the cultural characteristics of Russian-speaking countries by comparing the concepts of sports and health in different cultures. An important component of the study was a learning experiment aimed at testing the effectiveness of the proposed methodology. The experiment was conducted with the participation of a control and experimental group of Chinese students. The experimental group was trained using specially developed tasks focused on the active use of vocabulary and grammar on the topic "Sports and a Healthy Lifestyle". The experiment used such methods as situational dialogues, modeling of speech situations, role-playing games. The control group was trained using a traditional method based on explaining grammar rules and memorizing vocabulary. The results of the analysis showed that students in the experimental group demonstrated a significant improvement in understanding and using lexical and grammatical constructions. An increase in motivation for learning, involvement and confidence of students in using Russian in practical situations was also noted. The methodology presented in the article opens up new prospects for teaching Russian as a foreign language in the context of a practice-oriented and thematic approach.

Russian as a foreign language, Chinese students, lexical and grammatical skills, sports and healthy lifestyle, intercultural communication, teaching methods