Teaching Chinese reading to students with the help of fiction texts

Aim. To substantiate the peculiarities and potential of the texts of modern Chinese fiction as a means of teaching Chinese and to present a number of methodological recommendations on the use of these texts in the Chinese language classes. Methodology. This article uses such research methods as the study and generalisation of advanced pedagogical experience in the field of teaching the Chinese language and Chinese fiction, documentation of pedagogical research, analysis of scientific works in the field of text theory, literary studies and linguistics. Results. This article demonstrates the importance of modern Chinese literary texts in developing reading skills and interpreting reading content. It also formulates some methodological recommendations for teachers on the use of modern fiction texts in Chinese reading classes. Research implications. This article theoretically substantiates the possibility of using Chinese fiction texts as teaching materials in reading classes. The practical significance lies in the fact that the results of this article, including methodological recommendations on the use of literary texts for teaching reading, can be applied in the real educational process of teaching Chinese. Conclusions. Chinese language teachers can make full use of fiction texts in the teaching process of developing foreign language reading competence in the students. The advantage of fiction texts as a material for teaching reading is proven, and three technologies applicable to teaching reading Chinese fiction texts are proposed.