Methodological techniques of transformation and modeling of tongue twisters in professionally-oriented Russian language training for foreign medical university students

this article presents various approaches to working with tongue twisters as a means of developing pronunciation skills, as well as proposes methods for transforming and adapting the genre of tongue twisters for use in the educational context of future medical professionals. The study examines practical ways to update pedagogical practices involving this genre, considering a comprehensive approach to the formation of students' linguistic, professional-communicative, linguocultural, and intercultural competencies. The research aim is to develop methodological techniques for utilizing tongue twisters in an updated, student-centered format tailored for medical students within the framework of professionally oriented instruction in Russian as a foreign language. The scientific novelty resides in the creation of adapted linguistic didactic materials that are relevant from communicative, linguocultural, and deontological perspectives in the context of teaching foreign students at medical universities. The results demonstrate that the developed methods – based on thematic selection, transformation, and modeling of tongue twisters for phonetic exercises – facilitate the acquisition of essential competencies by foreign learners, including linguistic, professional-communicative, linguocultural, and intercultural skills. Moreover, these approaches uphold the principles of cultural appropriateness and professional orientation in Russian language education.

Russian as a foreign language, professionally-oriented education, medical students, tongue twisters