Using the learningapps.org service for the formation of linguistic and local studies competence in online lessons of the Russian language with Chinese students

The article presents the experience of using the LearningApps.org service in online Russian language classes with Chinese students at the preparatory faculty of Petrozavodsk State University and Petrozavodsk State Conservatory named after A. K. Glazunov. The relevance of the study is due to the rapid development of Internet technologies and the processes of digitalization of the modern education system, as well as insufficient knowledge of the topic. The aim of the study is to analyze the LearningApps.org service for the formation of linguistic and cultural competence of foreigners in online Russian language classes. In the course of the study, the method of analysis of scientific literature, the method of participatory observation of the activities of Chinese students in teaching Russian in a distance format, the method of questioning, statistical methods of processing the results obtained, and summing up the practical experience were used. The article substantiates the choice of the LearningApps.org service, its characteristics and linguo-didactic capabilities, advantages and disadvantages, describes the types and structure of templates, shows examples of simulators, describes the stages of developing interactive tasks and exercises. The author presents the survey results for four groups of Chinese students at Petrozavodsk State University and Petrozavodsk State Conservatory who studied in the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 academic years in a traditional and remote format. The survey showed the effectiveness of using the LearningApps.org platform in a foreign audience. The results of the research can be used in further work on linguistic and cultural studies with foreign students, when reading the courses «Methods of teaching Russian as a foreign language» and «Computer technologies in RFL» for bachelors in the direction 45.03.02 «Linguistics», training profile «Russian as a foreign language», in the system of professional development of teachers of Russian as a foreign language.