End-to-end technologies as a tool for developing sociocultural competence among inophones in the process of linguistic and cultural adaptation in the space of “urban text”
Authors: Latukhina A. L. , Marinina J. A. , Sawant R. 
Published: December 2023

Introduction. One of the main processes associated with the stay of an inophone student who came to study a foreign language in a foreign country is linguistic adaptation in a new cultural and geographical space. The result of successful adaptation is the formation of sociocultural competence among the student, awareness of regional identity. From the point of view of the methodology for teaching the Russian language as a foreign language, it seems significant to search for the most effective technologies, methods and techniques that would allow immersing the inophone in the natural environment. End-to-end technologies used in urban space to obtain multidirectional information for native speakers and foreigners meet this methodological task. Authentic texts of chatbots, interactive maps become didactic material for the formation of key competencies of an inophone student.

Materials and Methods. The scientific basis of the study is scientific works related to the methodology of teaching the Russian language as a foreign language, the problems of linguistic and cultural adaptation and the use of end-to-end technologies in linguistic education. The research materials are authentic (natural) texts of the digital urban environment: online maps, chat bots, audio guides, which contribute to a more effective linguistic and cultural adaptation of inphones to "alien" space. Based on the methods of analysis and generalization, a theoretical understanding of the experience of working with foreign students at the Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University named after K. Minin. The key concepts used in the work are "digital pedagogy," "end-to-end technologies," "urban text," "regional identity." "sociocultural competence," "linguostranological adaptation."

Results. The use of end-to-end technologies in the practice of teaching Russian as a foreign language is currently an effective way to develop communicative competence. Urban space provides an opportunity for direct immersion in the environment of the language being studied. In teaching practice, online cards are actively used, according to which, on the one hand, tasks can be compiled aimed at developing skills in any type of speech activity (reading, speaking, listening, writing), on the other hand, they can become the basis for project activities students. Another online tool for developing communication skills in a foreign language is chatbots. A chatbot makes it possible to learn a foreign language and maintain communication skills at a pace convenient for the student, while eliminating the fear of making mistakes, because there is interaction with artificial intelligence. The AudioGuideNN chatbot allows a student of Russian as a foreign language to enter the urban space, get acquainted with the city and learn the language at the same time.

Discussion and Conclusions. Modern end-to-end technologies are effective tools for teaching a foreign language, including Russian as a foreign language. Virtual maps, audio guides, chat bots allow you to relieve the cultural shock of the urban space from a native speaker of a foreign language who is in a new environment for him, create conditions for the linguistic and cultural adaptation of a foreign speaker, and also contribute to the study of the Russian language due to direct immersion in the urban – Russian-language – text.