The multicultural realities of modern society require an effective system to support the developm... more The multicultural realities of modern society require an effective system to support the development and preservation of the heritage language of children growing and developing outside of their heritage culture. Digital technologies may come at hand to parents and educators who strive to create such a system for their bior multilingual children. This paper reports on the mixed methods research study that documented and analyzed attitude to and the usage of digital technologies by Russian-speaking parents raising bi-/multilingual children outside of Russia. Thirty-four participants from 12 countries completed an online questionnaire. Three native Russian mothers raising young Russian heritage language learners were also engaged into a case study. The study revealed that parenting efforts could include speech development learning activities with traditional and digital learning tools. Participants expressed their favorable view on the educational value of digital (computer, mobile, o...
The phraseological fund of a language reflects the features of the world view, mentality, customs... more The phraseological fund of a language reflects the features of the world view, mentality, customs and traditions of people. With the development of anthropocentric phraseology, the interest of scholars is increasingly drawn to gender studies. The subject of this article study was gendermarked phraseological units in Tatar language relating to males. The sources of factual material for the study were the "Tatar-Russian phraseological dictionary" by S.F. Safiullina. and "Educational thematic Russian-Tatar dictionary" by Bayramova L.K., from which they selected gender-marked phraseological units related to males. The classification of the collected material was carried out according to the following parameters: related relations, age characteristics, social status, occupation, military and public service. Among the gender-labeled phraseological units relating to males, there are phraseological units with positive and negative connotations. Thus, masculinity, courage...
CALL and MALL learning programs have been introduced by preschool teachers into their language cl... more CALL and MALL learning programs have been introduced by preschool teachers into their language classrooms (Sadykova, Kayumova, Khalitova, & Gimaletdinova, 2017; Segers & Verhoeven, 2003), despite reports saying that some of these programs have little educational value (Kazanci & Okan, 2009). This exploratory mixed-methods study aims at examining how Russian language kindergarten and preschool teachers integrate resources of a Russian language online school Live Fairytales™ (Zhivye skazki, 2017) and what design elements of this multimodal digital resource they find conducive or impediment to successful language acquisition by young learners. The data come from the reports of six teachers and survey responses of 18 educators who described and reflected on their experiences integrating resources of the Russian language online school. The data show that teachers made productive use of the digital resource by utilizing its multimodal presentation of the content, integrating interactive a...
This article discusses current problems and trends in the field of phraseodidactics (the art of t... more This article discusses current problems and trends in the field of phraseodidactics (the art of teaching phraseology). Phraseodidactics is an evolving field of research in the Russian Federation. Most of studies have been undertaken by European linguists, phraseologists and educators. However, a substantial part of research lacks unanimity of opinions and systematization; there is some dispute on the necessity of introducing phraseological units to foreign language students as well as on the volume of phraseological optimum, a set of phraseological units to be studied by students. Therefore, there is a need to carry out a review of the literature on phraseodidactics. Fifteen papers addressing phraseodidactics and phraseological competence have been selected and analyzed. The purpose and contribution of this paper is to offer a clearer picture of the modern state of affairs in the field of phraseodidactics, to identify current trends and problems, and to offer possible solutions.
The article, firstly, presents the typology of modifications of phraseological units (PUs). Secon... more The article, firstly, presents the typology of modifications of phraseological units (PUs). Secondly, it outlines the main steps that have been taken by linguists to identify adequate ways of translating PU modifications from one language into another. Thirdly, it aims at analyzing functional equivalents of contextually modified PUs taken from the novel of Salman Rushdie Haroun and the Sea of Stories. The modifications under analysis are phraseological pun, extended phraseological metaphor and phraseological saturation of discourse. (Arsenteva E.F., Kayumova A.R. Complex modifications of phraseological units and the ways of their
The multicultural and multilingual development of an individual is a matter of national and globa... more The multicultural and multilingual development of an individual is a matter of national and global security. The system of education in the Russian Federation functions within the all-European trend: multilingual educational institutions design curriculum for children of different nationalities speaking different languages. This paper outlines the educational model which places digital learning resources in the center of bilingual and multilingual education integrated of preschool and primary school age children who learn Russian as a state language, second language or heritage language. The construct is based on the empirical data collected in 2018 for the research study funded by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research. The study was conducted in four state-funded and one private kindergartens, as well as in homeschooling environment, and involved bilingual young learners aged 4-6 and their educators. The experiment was carried out within the framework of Vygotskian sociocultura...
Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications and Conflict, 2016
INTRODUCTIONRecently we have witnessed a wave of interest in online collaborative learning, which... more INTRODUCTIONRecently we have witnessed a wave of interest in online collaborative learning, which reflects current trends in globalized and highly networked and interconnected world. Numerous research studies provide insights into how to structure and teach collaborative groups online as well as how to research and analyze these online processes (see, for example, Koschmann, 2002; Garrison, 2011; Shear et at., 2010). As schools and universities embrace the concept of internationalization, the questions of cross-cultural online learning and intercultural online communication also attract much scholarly attention (Sadykova, 2014; Starke-Meyerring & Wilson, 2008).This exploratory case study examines students' learning experiences in collaborative online intercultural (cross-cultural) learning (COIL). Particularly, the research focuses on the students' perspectives on the value of such international projects that involve groups of students from different learning programs and di...
In this article, firstly, the rules of using the dash in English and Russian punctuation systems ... more In this article, firstly, the rules of using the dash in English and Russian punctuation systems are outlined. Secondly, the article describes errors students have made during an experiment focused on the usage of the dash. Analyzing the errors can offer insights into the challenges in acquiring English punctuation. The results of the experiment show that a comparative research of Russian and English punctuation marks is urgent due to significant differences between the two punctuation systems. More attention should be paid to teaching punctuation for second language learners.
Abstract. Gender studies represent an intensively developing field of knowledge. Gender means a s... more Abstract. Gender studies represent an intensively developing field of knowledge. Gender means a set of concepts and norms of behavior, usually associated with persons of male and female gender. Gender issues are at the center of a new interdisciplinary field of human sciences, called “gender studies”. The main concept of the categorical apparatus of this direction is “gender” (sociocultural sex), which involves the study of male and female behavior, thinking, and communication. Gender has an all-pervasive ability, which determines its arrangement in the collective and individual consciousness. Phraseological units are a vivid example of the embodiment in the language of characterological features of the worldview of representatives of a particular linguistic community and the means of historical translation of the cultural attitudes of the native speaker of a language. Being stereotypes of the people's consciousness, they serve as a valuable source of information about the peopl...
The translation of phraseological units found in the context differs a lot from the translation p... more The translation of phraseological units found in the context differs a lot from the translation presented in the dictionaries. Mentioning that we can recollect the name of the famous Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure who was the first to oppose what he named langue (the state of a language at a certain time) to parole (the speech of an individual). Dictionaries cannot present all possible variants of translation of this or that idiom in the context because in the context it can incorporate some additional meaning. Therefore sometimes translators try to find a different way of translation in spite of the fact that an idiom has an equivalent or an analogue in the dictionary because the context requires a special interpretation.
Given that from half to two-thirds of the world's population are bilingual or multilingual, m... more Given that from half to two-thirds of the world's population are bilingual or multilingual, meeting the needs of this target audience is important. Moreover, this study is relevant due to the current situation when a foreign language begins to be mastered already in pre-school age; the early development of foreign language literacy is particularly popular. A problem that requires deep and comprehensive consideration is the search for an effective method of teaching bilingual children, trilinguals, or multilinguals to read at an early age in a natural or artificial multilingual environment. The number of works devoted to methods of teaching foreign languages to children in a multilingual environment is small. The most effective methods of teaching children to read in a purely multilingual environment are also poorly understood. The purpose of the work is to investigate the method of guided reading in teaching a foreign language to preschool children in a multilingual environmen...
The multicultural realities of modern society require an effective system to support the developm... more The multicultural realities of modern society require an effective system to support the development and preservation of the heritage language of children growing and developing outside of their heritage culture. Digital technologies may come at hand to parents and educators who strive to create such a system for their bior multilingual children. This paper reports on the mixed methods research study that documented and analyzed attitude to and the usage of digital technologies by Russian-speaking parents raising bi-/multilingual children outside of Russia. Thirty-four participants from 12 countries completed an online questionnaire. Three native Russian mothers raising young Russian heritage language learners were also engaged into a case study. The study revealed that parenting efforts could include speech development learning activities with traditional and digital learning tools. Participants expressed their favorable view on the educational value of digital (computer, mobile, o...
The phraseological fund of a language reflects the features of the world view, mentality, customs... more The phraseological fund of a language reflects the features of the world view, mentality, customs and traditions of people. With the development of anthropocentric phraseology, the interest of scholars is increasingly drawn to gender studies. The subject of this article study was gendermarked phraseological units in Tatar language relating to males. The sources of factual material for the study were the "Tatar-Russian phraseological dictionary" by S.F. Safiullina. and "Educational thematic Russian-Tatar dictionary" by Bayramova L.K., from which they selected gender-marked phraseological units related to males. The classification of the collected material was carried out according to the following parameters: related relations, age characteristics, social status, occupation, military and public service. Among the gender-labeled phraseological units relating to males, there are phraseological units with positive and negative connotations. Thus, masculinity, courage...
CALL and MALL learning programs have been introduced by preschool teachers into their language cl... more CALL and MALL learning programs have been introduced by preschool teachers into their language classrooms (Sadykova, Kayumova, Khalitova, & Gimaletdinova, 2017; Segers & Verhoeven, 2003), despite reports saying that some of these programs have little educational value (Kazanci & Okan, 2009). This exploratory mixed-methods study aims at examining how Russian language kindergarten and preschool teachers integrate resources of a Russian language online school Live Fairytales™ (Zhivye skazki, 2017) and what design elements of this multimodal digital resource they find conducive or impediment to successful language acquisition by young learners. The data come from the reports of six teachers and survey responses of 18 educators who described and reflected on their experiences integrating resources of the Russian language online school. The data show that teachers made productive use of the digital resource by utilizing its multimodal presentation of the content, integrating interactive a...
This article discusses current problems and trends in the field of phraseodidactics (the art of t... more This article discusses current problems and trends in the field of phraseodidactics (the art of teaching phraseology). Phraseodidactics is an evolving field of research in the Russian Federation. Most of studies have been undertaken by European linguists, phraseologists and educators. However, a substantial part of research lacks unanimity of opinions and systematization; there is some dispute on the necessity of introducing phraseological units to foreign language students as well as on the volume of phraseological optimum, a set of phraseological units to be studied by students. Therefore, there is a need to carry out a review of the literature on phraseodidactics. Fifteen papers addressing phraseodidactics and phraseological competence have been selected and analyzed. The purpose and contribution of this paper is to offer a clearer picture of the modern state of affairs in the field of phraseodidactics, to identify current trends and problems, and to offer possible solutions.
The article, firstly, presents the typology of modifications of phraseological units (PUs). Secon... more The article, firstly, presents the typology of modifications of phraseological units (PUs). Secondly, it outlines the main steps that have been taken by linguists to identify adequate ways of translating PU modifications from one language into another. Thirdly, it aims at analyzing functional equivalents of contextually modified PUs taken from the novel of Salman Rushdie Haroun and the Sea of Stories. The modifications under analysis are phraseological pun, extended phraseological metaphor and phraseological saturation of discourse. (Arsenteva E.F., Kayumova A.R. Complex modifications of phraseological units and the ways of their
The multicultural and multilingual development of an individual is a matter of national and globa... more The multicultural and multilingual development of an individual is a matter of national and global security. The system of education in the Russian Federation functions within the all-European trend: multilingual educational institutions design curriculum for children of different nationalities speaking different languages. This paper outlines the educational model which places digital learning resources in the center of bilingual and multilingual education integrated of preschool and primary school age children who learn Russian as a state language, second language or heritage language. The construct is based on the empirical data collected in 2018 for the research study funded by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research. The study was conducted in four state-funded and one private kindergartens, as well as in homeschooling environment, and involved bilingual young learners aged 4-6 and their educators. The experiment was carried out within the framework of Vygotskian sociocultura...
Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications and Conflict, 2016
INTRODUCTIONRecently we have witnessed a wave of interest in online collaborative learning, which... more INTRODUCTIONRecently we have witnessed a wave of interest in online collaborative learning, which reflects current trends in globalized and highly networked and interconnected world. Numerous research studies provide insights into how to structure and teach collaborative groups online as well as how to research and analyze these online processes (see, for example, Koschmann, 2002; Garrison, 2011; Shear et at., 2010). As schools and universities embrace the concept of internationalization, the questions of cross-cultural online learning and intercultural online communication also attract much scholarly attention (Sadykova, 2014; Starke-Meyerring & Wilson, 2008).This exploratory case study examines students' learning experiences in collaborative online intercultural (cross-cultural) learning (COIL). Particularly, the research focuses on the students' perspectives on the value of such international projects that involve groups of students from different learning programs and di...
In this article, firstly, the rules of using the dash in English and Russian punctuation systems ... more In this article, firstly, the rules of using the dash in English and Russian punctuation systems are outlined. Secondly, the article describes errors students have made during an experiment focused on the usage of the dash. Analyzing the errors can offer insights into the challenges in acquiring English punctuation. The results of the experiment show that a comparative research of Russian and English punctuation marks is urgent due to significant differences between the two punctuation systems. More attention should be paid to teaching punctuation for second language learners.
Abstract. Gender studies represent an intensively developing field of knowledge. Gender means a s... more Abstract. Gender studies represent an intensively developing field of knowledge. Gender means a set of concepts and norms of behavior, usually associated with persons of male and female gender. Gender issues are at the center of a new interdisciplinary field of human sciences, called “gender studies”. The main concept of the categorical apparatus of this direction is “gender” (sociocultural sex), which involves the study of male and female behavior, thinking, and communication. Gender has an all-pervasive ability, which determines its arrangement in the collective and individual consciousness. Phraseological units are a vivid example of the embodiment in the language of characterological features of the worldview of representatives of a particular linguistic community and the means of historical translation of the cultural attitudes of the native speaker of a language. Being stereotypes of the people's consciousness, they serve as a valuable source of information about the peopl...
The translation of phraseological units found in the context differs a lot from the translation p... more The translation of phraseological units found in the context differs a lot from the translation presented in the dictionaries. Mentioning that we can recollect the name of the famous Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure who was the first to oppose what he named langue (the state of a language at a certain time) to parole (the speech of an individual). Dictionaries cannot present all possible variants of translation of this or that idiom in the context because in the context it can incorporate some additional meaning. Therefore sometimes translators try to find a different way of translation in spite of the fact that an idiom has an equivalent or an analogue in the dictionary because the context requires a special interpretation.
Given that from half to two-thirds of the world's population are bilingual or multilingual, m... more Given that from half to two-thirds of the world's population are bilingual or multilingual, meeting the needs of this target audience is important. Moreover, this study is relevant due to the current situation when a foreign language begins to be mastered already in pre-school age; the early development of foreign language literacy is particularly popular. A problem that requires deep and comprehensive consideration is the search for an effective method of teaching bilingual children, trilinguals, or multilinguals to read at an early age in a natural or artificial multilingual environment. The number of works devoted to methods of teaching foreign languages to children in a multilingual environment is small. The most effective methods of teaching children to read in a purely multilingual environment are also poorly understood. The purpose of the work is to investigate the method of guided reading in teaching a foreign language to preschool children in a multilingual environmen...
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