Phonetic visualisation: RUDN University philologist developed a manual for foreigners on learning Russian with the help of ultrasound
“For example, the opposition of hard and soft consonants, the sound [ы], ringing noisy consonants, affricates [ц] and [ч], as well as the sounds [ж] and [ш] cause the greatest difficulties. These errors can lead to misunderstandings: for example, the words ‘угол’ and ‘уголь’ sound almost the same to speakers of other languages. Traditional teaching methods, such as observing the lips and tongue in a mirror, are not always effective, as they do not allow you to see the internal movements of the language,” Svetlana Deryabina, Associate Professor of the Department of Russian Language and Teaching Methods at the Faculty of Philology of the RUDN University.
The RUDN University philologist has developed an innovative manual for learning Russian language using video ultrasound of the tongue. This method allows students to observe in real time how the tongue works when pronouncing sounds and syllables. Ultrasound recordings made with the Articulate Assistant Advanced programme show how the tongue moves when articulating vowel and consonant sounds, with special attention paid to syllables with hard and soft consonants. The manual helps not only foreign students, but also future Russian language teachers, allowing them to better understand the causes of errors and correct them more effectively.
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The RUDN University Science and Innovation Prize winners were honoured at the extended meeting of the Academic Council. In 2024 the terms of the traditional RUDN University Prize were changed: for the first time the competition was announced in two categories: leading scientists and young scientists.
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