PROFESSIONALLY ORIENTED INSTRUCTION IN CHINESE FOR STUDENTS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAMS: FIRST RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTAL WORK
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Author(s): | Kulikova M. V., Rudneva L. V., Volkova E. V., |
| Number of journal: | 2(75) | Date: | June 2026 |
| Annotation: | In the context of the active development of Russian- Chinese cooperation in the field of physical culture and sports, including joint sports projects, coaching exchanges, and the adaptation of Chinese athlete training methods, there is a growing demand for specialists proficient in Chinese at the level of professional communication. The article presents the results of the first year of Chinese language instruction for students in two training programs at Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University: Pedagogical Education (Physical Culture and Additional Education) (number of students = 10) and Physical Culture for Persons with Disabilities (Adaptive Physical Culture) (number of students = 5). Based on pedagogical observation, surveying, and academic performance analysis, significant differences in motivation, academic discipline, and the nature of linguodidactic difficulties were identified between the groups. Students in the Physical Culture and Additional Education program demonstrate higher academic indicators: average dictation score (3.9 vs. 3.4), Pinyin reading speed (42 vs. 35 characters/min), and homework completion rate (100% vs. 60%). At the same time, students in the Adaptive Physical Culture program exhibit higher intrinsic professional motivation: 100% of them associate learning Chinese with communication in the field of adaptive physical culture. Differences in motivation and academic performance between students of the two physical education majors in learning Chinese have been identified. A differentiated approach is substantiated for the transition to a professionally oriented course in the second year as a factor in increasing graduates’ competitiveness in the labor market. Practical recommendations for developing variable modules for each training profile are proposed. | ||
| Keywords: | Chinese language, professionally oriented instruction, students of physical education majors, adaptive physical culture, educational services market, graduate competitiveness, linguodidactics, Russian-Chinese cooperation, sports vocabulary, differentiated approach, Chinese hieroglyphics |
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| For citation: | Rudneva L. V., Kulikova M. V., Volkova E. V. Professionally oriented instruction in Chinese for students of physical education training programs: first results of experimental work. Biznes. Obrazovanie. Pravo = Business. Education. Law. 2026;2(75):505—510. DOI: 10.25683/VOLBI.2026.75.1594. |
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