INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING RUSSIAN IN THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF AGRICULTURAL SPECIALISTS

The article examines innovative strategies for integrating Russian language teaching into the professional training of agricultural specialists in Uzbekistan and similar post-Soviet contexts. It highlights the growing importance of Russian as a language for specific purposes (LSP) in agronomy, agribusiness, and international cooperation. Drawing on the principles of continuity, content and language integrated learning (CLIL), digital technologies, and nationally oriented methodologies, the study proposes a modular system that combines professional terminology acquisition with communicative competence development. Experimental data from agricultural universities demonstrate significant improvements in students’ lexical, syntactic, and intercultural skills when innovative methods such as interactive glossaries, popular-science text bridging, project-based tasks, and blended learning are applied. The findings underscore the need for interdisciplinary collaboration between language and subject teachers to prepare competitive agricultural specialists capable of engaging in global professional discourse. The proposed approach enhances motivation, reduces language barriers, and aligns with Uzbekistan’s national education strategy for innovative development.