Formation of intercultural competence in the Chinese audience in the process of studying the subject "Regional geography of Russia"

Wang Chunhun

in the present article the formation at the Chinese audience of cross-cultural competence of process of studying the subject «Regional Geography of Russia» is considered. Various definitions of the categories «intercultural communication», «intercultural competence» are presented. It describes the current methods of formation and development of intercultural competence. The role of the subject «Regional Geography of Russia» in the system of teaching Russian as a foreign language among the Chinese audience is shown. It is justified that in the process of teaching the Russian language as a foreign language, it is important to form not only linguistic knowledge and skills among the Chinese audience, but also intercultural competencies, without which it is impossible to master the Russian language. The prerequisites of formation of intercultural competence among the Chinese audience in the process of studying the subject «Regional Geography of Russia» by the method of textbook analysis are analyzed. The author concludes that the formation and development of intercultural competence among the Chinese audience increases the level of intercultural communication, ensures the success and effectiveness of communication. At the same time, regional geography plays an important role in the system of teaching the Russian language as a foreign language, in particular, students have increased interest in the country and their motivation for learning the Russian language is increased.

Keywords:Russian as a foreign language, regional geography, cultural competence, intercultural communication, background knowledge, intercultural competence, Chinese audience, foreign language, linguistic knowledge