FILM ADAPTATIONS IN TEACHING RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AS A FOREIGN: ADVANTAGES AND ISSUES

Language can’t be taught and learned separately from culture. Art, in turn, is a significant part of the culture and a means for its comprehension by foreign students. Film adaptations represent a fair combination of technologies and art. However, the application of the full potential of film adaptations in Russian language lessons demands sufficient methodological research. Thus, this article aims to reveal the available methodological potential of film adaptations in Russian language teaching and to show that this topic opens up wide possibilities for research in terms of methodological developments. The object of the article is the process of linguistic education of students in higher education institutions. The subject of the study is authentic materials as a means of foreign language teaching. This study is based on a narrative analysis of current theoretical materials of post-Soviet republics’, Russian and foreign scholars on the issue of the film adaptations as a tool in teaching RLF (Russian language as foreign). The authors held to the research principles of consistency, historicism and cultural appropriateness. The analysis of the publications on the issue indicated that film adaptations are an as effective tool for teaching RLF. The conducted literature review revealed that film adaptations usually are used in the lessons of Russian literature as supplementary material. However, film adaptations prove themselves to be an effective tool for teaching RLF on an even basis with literary works. The combination of the two materials is suitable for the development of all four language skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening. The scientific value refers to analysis of existing data on film adaptations which contributes to further researches on the problem. The practical value of this study is that it provides a methodological base for the lessons of Russian language with application of film adaptations of literary works.