Linguistic and didactic aspects of teaching Chinese to mining company personnel focused on environmental cooperation

Abstract

This study is devoted to the development of linguistic and didactic approaches to teaching Chinese to mining company personnel, focused on environmental cooperation with Chinese partners. The relevance of the work is due to the growth of joint Russian-Chinese projects in the field of mining and environmental safety, which require not only language training from specialists, but also a deep understanding of environmental issues and specific terminology in Chinese. The authors emphasize that traditional teaching methods are insufficient to form the necessary competencies for professional communication in this field. The study uses comparative historical, content-analytical and linguistic statistical methods to analyze textbooks and programs. The empirical part included testing 57 corporate course participants, assessing their proficiency in specialized vocabulary (mining, ecology), and analyzing learning success factors. The results are presented in the form of statistical data: the average score of proficiency in professional vocabulary was 78.34 with a standard deviation of 5.27, the level of environmental competence reached 82.77 points. A positive correlation was found between work experience in the industry (on average 5.98 years), the intensity of classes (8.45 hours/week) and the success of language acquisition. The discussion of the results focuses on the identified difficulties: errors in word usage (34%), writing hieroglyphs (28%) and grammar (22%), which requires the development of specialized training modules. The greatest effectiveness of training is achieved when combining theoretical studies with real environmental cases. The study confirmed that the integration of an environmental component into language training increases motivation and terminological accuracy, forming the basis for responsible international cooperation. In the future, the authors propose to develop linguistic statistical tools and practice-oriented training programs.