RSL e – textbook as Integral Part of Interactive Educational Environment of Modern University

Abstract

The article presents the foundation for the e – textbook developing speaking skills of foreign students studying Russian at the pre-University training courses. Since the current level of the information and communication technologies development is focused on the real educational practice of specific educational institutions, there is a need to create original electronic learning tools, especially e textbooks, which form the basis of the virtual educational environment of the University. The article demonstrates the advantages of an e – textbook combining the academic content organization with the efficiency and accessibility of modern information and communication technologies. It is noted that the newest methods of material supply expand significantly the didactic potential of the textbook, making it an effective means of formation of students’ communicative competence. In addition, the principles of organization and the e – textbook content components, based on regionally oriented materials, correspond to modern strategies of foreign students’ adaptation to the particular Russian University and city conditions.