Sabina Ravilevna Mardanova - Department of Russian as a Foreign Language, Preparatory Faculty for Foreign Students, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
Julia Victorovna Ageeva - Department of Russian as a Foreign Language, Faculty of Russian as a Foreign Language, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
Lin Mei - Department of Foreign Language, Faculty of Russian Language, Xi’an International Studies University, Xian, China

An increase in the number of international students studying Russian and the significance of the development of communication skills in the methodology of teaching foreign languages support the study's relevance. The study's findings provide a means of achieving the State Educational Standard for Russian as a Foreign Language's main objectives. The article presents a model for the development of communication skills in the instruction of Russian as a Foreign Language (levels B۱ and B۲) based on the theoretically demonstrated benefits of the communicative approach in the practice of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). General scientific methods (including analysis of psychological, educational, and methodological resources), methods of teaching foreign languages, and empirical methods were utilized within the scope of the study. The results of the study revealed that the specificity of the tasks for the development and control of speech skills is dependent on the TOEFL-۲ principles to be considered in all levels of EFL and RFL instruction. Specifically, they could be implemented effectively in the development of communication training, a promising tool for the development and control of communication skills in preparation for the TOEFL-۲ exam. The study provided a model of communication training that immerses students in an environment that most closely resembles actual communication. The use of communication training and associated assignments in the educational process facilitates the efficient practice of diverse forms of communication. As a result, students can master communication skills in educational, social, industrial, political, and other domains of interpersonal and intercultural interaction.

Communicative Skills, English as a Foreign Language, Communicative Approach, Communicative Training, Education