Проблемы коммуникативной компетенции в обучении говорению на ТРКИ-2

The problems of communicative competence: Speaking Test at TORFL-2

For TORFL language instructors, lecturers of Russian as a foreign language, university professors of Russian as a foreign or second language and other language specialists who take it upon themselves to prepare for the TORFL-2 (B2), the speaking test is viewed through the prism of linguistic, sociolinguistic and pragmatic competences which represent the essence of communicative competence. Korean learners of the Russian language find it difficult to interact with a native speaker. Very often such encounters turn into stressful situations. In order to overcome this barrier and pass the TORFL-2 it takes time to prepare and become psychologically fit to face the challenges of language proficiency testing through socially accepted and pragmatically apt behavior. The lack of information on how the test is structured may seriously interfere with communicative competences that go beyond the classical understanding of the importance of communication’s linguistic means. In the present article detailed insight into typical assignments describes the essential features of the test. Illustrative examples are drawn from open source test materials and the author s practical experience.