On using folklore texts when teaching Russian to foreign students in technical university

The article discusses usage of folklore texts in teaching Russian as a foreign language in classes at a technical university. The author invites her readers to ponder on challengers foreigners face when adapting to an unfamiliar language and culture. She shares her enthusiasm about effectiveness of involving folklore texts in the process of teaching and gives her readers a chance to enjoy some of her own experience in vivid examples.

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