Discussion club as a means of forming communicative competence among foreign students
The article deals with such extracurricular event as a discussion club of the Russian language for foreign students, which is one of the most effective ways of forming communicative competence among students. Different formats for holding a discussion club which creates conditions for organizing communication on problem topics are described. It is noted what determines the thematic content of meetings and discussions. It is shown how discussion platforms contribute to the formation of communicative competence of students who know the Russian language at a basic level, and also increase the interest and motivation of foreign students to study the Russian language. The article presents a scenario of a meeting-discussion devoted to free time and study, with methodological explanations. During the meeting of the discussion club on the given topic, it is proposed to use the method of free associations, work in small groups, get acquainted with the Russian proverb and so on.