Forming ecological culture in Russian language lessons

Bunin Yelets State University, YelSU, Kommunarov str., 28.1, 399770 Yelets, Russia

^* Corresponding author: selishchevskaya@mail.ru

Abstract

Modern environmental problems do not lose their relevance, since without their solution it is impossible to imagine the formation of environmental consciousness, which is necessary for cultivating a responsible attitude towards the environment and its resources. One of the main ways out of the crisis is the development of ecological culture among the younger generation. The purpose of the study is to show possible ways of integrating ecological culture into Russian language lessons. Achieving this goal determines the setting of a number of tasks, including the identification of difficulties and problems that hinder the formation of eco-culture in the general educational process. The study used both methods of questioning, testing, conversations, and methods of generalization and mathematical statistics. The indicated methodology made it possible to show and prove that it is possible to form an ecological culture with maximum efficiency in Russian language lessons. The main results reflected in the article allow a more fruitful approach both to the process of forming an ecological culture among schoolchildren and to the professional training of a future Russian language teacher. The conclusions indicate that the proposed constructive approach to the stated problem makes it possible to integrate environmental topics into humanitarian school subjects, in particular, the Russian language, thereby most effectively contributing to the environmental education of students. The novelty of the work lies in the study of the levels of training of future teachers of the Russian language, as well as in approaches to studying the formation of the ecological culture of schoolchildren.