DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL LEXICAL COMPETENCE OF TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION: A PRACTICE-ORIENTED APPROACH

Section: Articles Published Date: 2026-01-23 Pages: 431-439 Views: 10 Downloads: 1

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The growing demand for professionally competent graduates in technical fields has increased the importance of language training oriented toward professional communication. This study examines the effectiveness of a practice-oriented methodological approach to developing professional lexical competence among students of technical specialties during Russian language instruction. The research was conducted with first- and second-year technical students (n = 30) and employed pedagogical experimentation, diagnostic testing, observation, and comparative analysis. The instructional intervention was implemented over one academic semester and focused on professionally oriented texts, terminological vocabulary, contextual lexical exercises, and communicative tasks. Quantitative and qualitative analyses revealed significant improvements in students’ understanding and use of professional terminology, comprehension of professional texts, and oral application of lexical units. The findings confirm that systematic, context-based, and professionally oriented instruction substantially enhances students’ professional lexical competence and facilitates their adaptation to real professional and industrial environments. The results may be effectively applied in teaching Russian in non-philological higher education institutions.

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professional lexical competence; Russian language instruction; language for specific purposes; technical university students; professionally oriented texts; terminology acquisition.