The ways to increase motivation for learning literary Russian language

Abstract

This article describes the ways to generate motivation for learning literary Russian. Classical literary texts and works of Kaliningrad writers are considered as a means to develop the students’ emotional abilities and inspire respect for their future professions. It is stressed that introduction to the works of leading Kaliningrad authors and poets gives international students a clearer idea of Russian culture, helps them develop empathy, improve emotional and associative memory, and increase motivation for learning literary Russian.

Keywords

• russian as a foreign language
• literary language
• fiction
• interlingustic contacts
• terminology