Using Multilingual Texts in Teaching Russian to Iranian Students of Non-Philological Backgrounds

Introduction. Improving the quality of teaching Russian to Iranian students is an urgent methodological problem due to the intensive development of bilateral relations between Russia and Iran. Teaching Russian to Iranian students should be nationally oriented. The principle of visualization, the "golden rule of didactics," is implemented in Iranian students' work with multilingual texts. The success of Iranian students in learning Russian is achieved through the principle of active communication. The article presents a set of exercises that promote the development of speaking skills, and suggests modern methods of teaching Russian based on visual aids and the use of polycode text. The developed exercises are intended for foreign (Iranian) students who have a Russian language proficiency level of A2-B1 or higher. The purpose of the study is to develop exercises and justify their use in the teaching process of Russian as a foreign language. The proposed set of exercises, based on the principles of active communication, visualization, and ethno-orientation, is recommended for use in the educational process at an Iranian university outside the Russian language environment. The study used methods of analyzing scientific and educational literature on the problems of teaching Russian to Persian-speaking students of a nonphilological profile, as well as scientific observation and generalization of the experience of teaching Russian to Iranian students. The study provides a rationale for using a set of exercises based on visual aids to help students learn Russian. The novelty of the research lies in the refinement of the key concept of a polycode text, in scientific generalization, and in the proposal of a new didactic material based on the principles of visibility, ethno-orientation, active communication, oral advance, and taking into account the ethno-psychological specifics, cognitive, and communicative needs of Iranian students. The practical significance of the research lies in the development of exercises for Iranian students learning Russian, and in the possibility of disseminating the experience of teaching Russian as a foreign language to Persian-speaking students.