On phonetic difficulties in the teaching of RFL: from work experience

Abstract

This article is devoted to the presentation of the most common phonetic problems arising in the teaching of RFL in monolingual (Polish speaking) and polylingual groups. Characteristic difficulties in pronunciation among Poles caused by the interaction of two similar language systems (Polish and Russian) are described. The most frequent phonetic problems encountered in polylingual groups are identified. Proposed methods and ways of working on the most common mistakes contribute to the correction of the pronunciation of university students. Developed variants of exercises contribute to the gradual elimination of phonetic problems. This didactic material can be used at the initial stage of the RFL teaching and it also can be useful both during the teaching of RFL at an advanced level, and during short-term language courses. The relevance of the paper lies in the fact that it offers some recommendations that have proved effective in the process of correcting the difficulties in pronunciation at the initial stage of teaching Russian as a foreign language. The assignments are of an applied nature and are approved by the authors as a result of joint international exchange at the universities of Belarus and Poland.