CHATBOT TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING RUSSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT A BASIC LEVEL: FROM DEVELOPMENT EXPIERENCE

Abstract

The article is concerned with study of chatbots in the practice of teaching Russian as a foreign language. The practice of chatbots for teaching Russian as a foreign language is a new element in the development of linguodidactics. Researchers agree that chatbots will become an indispensable partner in learning foreign languages. In the field of teaching Russian as a foreign language, chatbots are just beginning to be created. Teachers make first attempts to introduce them into the educational process. Since teaching Russian as a foreign language today is generally aimed at developing communicative skills, it seems possible to introduce chatbot technologies into the teaching process. Сhatbots can help to drill speech patterns, conversation skills in social networks, to help overcome the psychological barrier in the communication in Russian. The article presents a series of chatbots "S chatbotom po doroge" which gives conversation practice for elementary language level students. Chatbots compliment a textbook of Russian as a foreign language "Doroga v Rossiyu".