Izvestiya of Saratov University.

Philosophy. Psychology. Pedagogy

ISSN 1819-7671 (Print)
ISSN 2542-1948 (Online)

For citation:

Matyushina N. V. Linguistic and cultural approach to boost crosscultural competence. Izvestiya of Saratov University. Philosophy. Psychology. Pedagogy, 2025, vol. 25, iss. 4, pp. 330-335. DOI: 10.18500/1819-7671-2025-25-4-330-335, EDN: WWXNNO

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0).
Full text:
download
(downloads: 44)
Language: 
Russian
Heading: 
Pedagogy
Article type: 
Article
UDC: 
[81'1:008]+[811.111'243:378.091.3]
DOI: 
10.18500/1819-7671-2025-25-4-330-335
EDN: 
WWXNNO

Linguistic and cultural approach to boost crosscultural competence

Autors: 
Matyushina Nataliya Vladimirovna, Moscow City University
Abstract: 

Introduction. Modern methods of teaching foreign languages are targeted at the ways how to form and boost crosscultural competence. Theoretical analysis. The analysis of the current state of linguoculturology allows it to be held as an integral part of both linguistics and linguodidactics. At the same time, the linguistic and cultural approach in teaching foreign languages, noted in Russian scientific works, needs to be investigated in detail. Many Russian works on linguoculturology dwell on the methodology of teaching Russian as a foreign language, however, the ways how to apply the linguoculturological researches’ results in other languages teaching, especially English, is far from being described. Empirical analysis. The proposed set of exercises, based on the linguistic and cultural features of British and American societies, made it possible to improve the students’ crosscultural competence. The tasks are designed for the B2 language proficiency level and involve performing in pairs and groups of 4-5 people. Conclusion. The developed tasks were successfully tested in the autumnal term of 2024 in MCU, within the framework of the discipline “Practice in crosscultural communication (English)” for 1st year undergraduates of the direction “Pedagogy”. That allowed the proposed strategy to be recommended for teaching master students of pedagogical departments.

Key words: 
intercultural competence
linguistic and cultural approach
master study
intercultural communication
Reference: 
  1. Tareva E. G. Evolution of linguodidactics: From classical to post-nonclassical dimension. Magiya INNO: novoe v issledovanii yazyka i metodike ego prepodavaniya: materialy Vtoroy nauch.-prakt. konf. (Moskva, 24–25 aprelya 2015 g.) [The Magic of INNO: New in the Study of Language and Its Teaching Methodology: Proceedings of 2nd scientifi c and practical conference: in 2 vols. (Moscow, April 24‒25, 2015)]. Moscow, MGIMO-Universitet Publ., 2015, vol. 2, pp. 239‒244 (in Russian). EDN: VGMOYH
  2. Vereshchagin E. M., Kostomarov V. G. Yazyk i kultura: Lingvostranovedenie v prepodavanii russkogo yazyka kak inostrannogo [Language and culture: Linguistic and foreign studies in teaching Russian as a foreign language]. Moscow, Russkiy yazyk, 1990. 246 p. (in Russian).
  3. Tareva E. G., Dorokhova A. M. Present-day intercultural discourse: Focus on teaching languages. MCU Journal of Philology. Theory of Linguistics. Linguistic Education, 2024, no. 1 (53), pp. 124‒135 (in Russian). https://doi.org/10.25688/2076-913X.2024.53.1.09, EDN: KQGBYP
  4. Baryshnikov N. V. Intercultural and interethnic communication under new civilizational conditions. MCU Journal of Philology. Theory of Linguistics. Linguistic Education, 2024, no. 3 (55), pp. 165‒177 (in Russian). EDN: DIREPA
  5. Voronina D. K. Assessment of students’ foreign language profession-oriented communicative competence. Izvestiya of Saratov University. Philosophy. Psychology. Pedagogy, 2023, vol. 23, iss. 2, pp. 221‒225 (in Russian). https://doi.org/10.18500/1819-7671-2023-23-2-221-225, EDN: JZORYW
  6. Zhelezovskaya G. I., Hizhnyak S. P. Сontent of training in cross-cultural interaction of post-graduate law students by means of the English language. Izvestiya of Saratov University. Philosophy. Psychology. Pedagogy, 2021, vol. 21, iss. 1, pp. 91‒95 (in Russian). https://doi.org/10.18500/1819-7671-2021-21-1-91-95, EDN: BXIHLK
  7. Grigoryeva E. Ya., Cherkashina E. I. Forming linguoculturology as a new approach to teaching languages and cultures. Sovremennyi russkiy yazyk: funktsionirovanie i problemy prepodavaniya. Trudy XXIV Mezhdunar. nauch.-prakt. konf. (Budapest, 17‒18 maya 2019 g.) [Modern Russian: Functioning and Problems of Teaching. Proceedings of 24th Intern. scientifi c and practical conference (Budapest, May 17‒18, 2019)]. Budapest, Russian Center for Science and Culture in Budapest Publ., 2019, pp. 250‒255 (in Russian). EDN: KWPVWQ
  8. Digina O. L. Influence of linguistic cultural approach to the formation of cross-cultural communication in the foreign language teaching. Lingua Mobilis, 2009, no. 4 (18), pp. 99‒105 (in Russian). EDN: MSXZFV
  9. Deikina A. D., Anisina Yu. V. Specifi cs of the culturological component in professionally oriented Russian language teaching to foreign servicemen. Baltic Humanitarian Journal, 2021, vol. 10, no. 1 (34), pp. 98‒102 (in Russian). https://doi.org/10.26140/bgz3-2021-1001-0023
  10. Shaklein V. M. The modern paradigm of linguacultural reseatings. RUDN Journal of Russian and Foreign Languages Research and Teaching, 2003, no. 1, pp. 6‒12 (in Russian). EDN: IIRBFP
  11. Grigoryeva E. Ya., Cherkashina E. I. Im plementation of the linguistic and cultural approach to teaching Romanic languages in the system of master degree preparation. Rhema. Рема, 2019, no. 3, pp. 133‒147 (in Russian). https://doi.org/10.31862/2500-2953-2019-3-133-147, EDN: HANDWQ
  12. Prokhorov Yu. E. Social and cultural aspects of Russian language learning: New conditions and new needs, new models. Russkiy yazyk za rubezhom [The Russian Language Abroad], 2012, no. 3 (232), pp. 4‒10 (in Russian). EDN: OYSVJD
  13. Kovshova M. L., executiv ed. Slovar’ lingvisticheskikh terminov [Dictionary of linguistic terms]. Moscow, Gnozis, 2017. 192 p. (in Russian).
  14. Deikina A. D., Levushkina O. N. Linguistic cultural studies in the methodology of Russian language as a native, as foreign and as a second language. Vestnik Rossiyskogo universiteta druzhby narodov. Seriya: Voprosy obrazovaniya: yazyki i spetsial’nost’ [Bulletin of RUDN. Series: Problems of Education: Languages and Specialty], 2012, no. 4, pp. 23‒28 (in Russian). EDN: PJOVBJ
  15. Yazykova N. V., Budnikova A. A. Model of a university text-book of English as an international language from a multicultural approach perspective. MCU Journal of Philology. Theory of Linguistics. Linguistic Education, 2024, no. 4 (56), pp. 197‒210 (in Russian). https://doi.org/10.24412/2076-913X-2024-456-197-210
  16. Makarova T. S., Matveeva E. E., Molchanova M. A., Morozova E. A. Project work in teaching Russian as a foreign language. The Scientific Opinion, 2022, no. 1-2, pp. 111‒119 (in Russian). https://doi.org/10.25807/22224378_2022_1-2_111, EDN: SKLKZR
  17. Suleymanova O. A., Kardanova K. S., Beklemesheva N. N., Lyagushkina N. V., Yaremenko V. I. Praktikum po kul’ture rechevogo obshcheniya: uchebnik dlya studentov uchrezhdeniy vysshego obrazovaniya: v 2 t. [Workshop on the culture of speech communication: Textbook for students of institutions of higher education: in 2 vols.]. Moscow, Akademiya, 2013, vol. 1. 240 p. (in Russian).
Received: 
31.03.2025
Accepted: 
22.09.2025
Published: 
25.12.2025