Professors Journal.
Series: Russian language and literature.
№ 4 (20) 2024

Contents

20 Years Later: Evolution of Modern Russian Preposition Studies (Some Lessons of One Scholarly Dispute). Article 2

Lyubov P. KlobukovaCorresponding member of The Russian Academy of Education, Doctor hab. in Pedagogy, Honorary Professor and Head of the Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, E-mail: klobukov@list.ru

Ekaterina N. VinogradovaPhD in Philology, Associate professor, Lomonosov Moscow State University, E-mail: ekaterinavin@mail.ru

The article is devoted to an important stage of Russian grammar studies which corresponds to the period at the turn of XX-XXI centuries when lexicography started to apply methods of functional-communicative approach to dictionary entries presentation. At that time some famous linguists from different countries united to elaborate a project “Slavonic prepositions in synchrony and diachrony: morphology and syntax” which aimed to create dictionaries of prepositions and their equivalents functioning in Slavonic languages. The article discusses the principles of the project and shows the results which had been obtained by Lomonosov Moscow State University linguists (the Russian part of the project researchers) while creating “lexicographic portrait” of preposition in Russian linguistics of XX century.

Key words: functional-communicative grammar, preposition, preposition-like unit, lexicography, grammar dictionaries, structure of dictionary, structure of dictionary entry

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Emotive Phrases with the Eyes Lexeme in the Story by M. Gorky “Childhood”

Olga N. GrigorievaPhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Lomonosov Moscow State University, E-mail: lonogrig@mail.ru

Ji RuiPost-graduate student, Lomonosov Moscow State University, E-mail: m18638990018_1@163.com

The article is devoted to the description of emotive phrases with the noun eyes in Maxim Gorky’s story “Childhood”. One of the characteristic features of early 20th century art is the predominance of expression over image. In literature, this manifested itself in the most vivid form in expressionism, which tends to convey the emotional experiences of an author caused by the depicted reality. Features of expressionism are also inherent in Gorky’s works. The story reveals 80 emotive phrases with the word eyes, in which the metaphor of light and color adjectives play a special role.

Key words: emotivity, phrase, metaphor, color designation, part of speech

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Genre Features of Educational Novel in A.N. Tolstoy’s Fairy-Tale “The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino”

Yanina V. MazinaSenior Lecturer, Lomonosov Moscow State University, E-mail: yaninamazina@gmail.com

The article is studied the problem of genre originality of A.N. Tolstoy’s work “The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino”. Reliance on the works of M. Bakhtin, as well as his followers such as A. Dialektova, E. Krasnoshchekova, V. Pashigorev, etc. allowed us to identify the main features of the Bildungsroman in Tolstoy’s fairy tale, to show the monocentricity of the narrative, multiple stages of the protagonist’s character development, to reveal the general pedagogical idea inherent the whole novel-tale, and at the same time to designate a complex system of the institution of mentorship.

Key words: Buratino, educational novel, novel-tale, mentoring, false mentoring

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Developing the Oral Language Skills of Chinese Students in the Context of an Ethnocentric Approach

Elena Y. NikolenkoPhD in Pedagogy, Associate professor, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Email: nikolenko.e.yu@gmail.com

Galina V. NikolenkoSenior lecturer, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Email: gnikolenko@rambler.ru

The article discusses various ways to optimize and improve the effectiveness of teaching Chinese students Russian oral speech. Examples of various types of work in the lesson are given, including using interactive technologies, ICT, video and audio materials. The paper describes possible difficulties that may arise when working with Chinese students, and ways to overcome them. In addition, the authors propose to familiarize themselves with the results of experiments conducted in different groups at the Faculty of Journalism and the Faculty of Philology of Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Key words: ethnocentric approach, oral language training, RFL training, authentic text, ICT application

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Innovative Educational and Methodological Complex for the 11th Grade of Kyrgyz Schools: the Features and Opportunities for Teachers and Students

Elizaveta А. AndreiushinaPhD in Pedagogy, The Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, E-mail: elizabet-bess@mail.ru

Nurlan А. AkhmetovaDr.hab. in Pedagogy, Professor, Head of the Interfacult Department of the Russian Language of the Kyrgyz National University named after Zh.Balasagyn, E-mail: nurlan.akhmetova@yandex.com

Elena А. SalmanPhd in Philology, Methodist of Testing Center of The Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia (Russia, Saint Petersburg), E-mail: elenasalman@yandex.ru

Changes in the language situation that have taken place in recent years in the post-Soviet space, including the Kyrgyz Republic, have led to the emergence of new needs among schoolchildren studying the Russian language. In addition, there is a discrepancy between learning outcomes and the needs of modern schoolchildren. The textbook for grade 11 is an element of an innovative educational and methodological complex that sets a new direction, adjusting both the teaching method and the content of Russian language teaching materials for schools in Kyrgyzstan.

Key words: Russian as a foreign language, educational and methodological complex, the Russian language in Kyrgyzstan, learning the Russian language at school