Development of creative intercultural and communicative competence of USMU international students at the lessons of Russian as a Foreign Language

¹ Ural State Mining University, Yekaterinburg, Russia
² Ural State University of Economics, Yekaterinburg, Russia

Abstract

This article deals with the topical issues related to the development of creative intercultural and communicative competence of international students of the Ural State Mining University (USMU) in the process of their learning Russian as a Foreign Language. The article suggests the possibility to use various methods and techniques for the presentation of educational material in order to increase the level of formation and development of speaking skills, creative intercultural and communicative competence of the USMU international students at the lessons of Russian as a Foreign Language. The necessity to improve teaching methods for the development of grammar skills alongside with the formation and development of the communicative skills of the USMU foreign students is viewed as the key thing. Special attention is given to the importance of the methodology used to provide the pedagogical conditions necessary for a creative approach to the educational process, which, in its turn, results in the development of creative intercultural and communicative competence of the international students acquiring knowledge and skills in the field of both speech and intercultural communication at the lessons of Russian as a Foreign Language. Particular emphasis is made on the development of oral and written communication skills of the USMU international students at the Russian lessons under paradigm of the development of creative intercultural and communicative competence. Finally, the formation and development of the speech activity of the USMU international students at the lessons of Russian as a Foreign Language is considered to be an integral part of the overall educational process.