Features of teaching reading linguistic and cultural texts to students of marine specialties at the initial stage

materials and methods: the paper uses materials of the pilot study devoted to the issues of teaching reading linguistic and cultural texts to students of marine specialties at the initial stage. This study was being conducted in Murmansk Arctic University in March- May in 2025. This research is aimed at proving the necessity of using linguistic and cultural texts when teaching students of marine specialties reading at the initial stage. The tasks of this study are to define the requirements for the linguistic and cultural texts for future navigators and marine engineers and to make a set of activities for teaching reading these texts. Scientific publications and books on language teaching are reviewed and the following research methods are described in detail: discussion, pilot teaching and questionnaire survey. The necessity of the study is caused by the intention to increase marine specialties students' motivation for learning English, to extend their knowledge of Russian and English history and to foster patriotism. Results. The results of this study showed that the students of the experimental group had learnt more vocabulary. The data received in this study reveal the necessity of the use of linguistic and cultural texts when teaching students of marine specialties reading at the initial stage. Study materials may be used in other maritime higher educational establishments. Conclusion. It is concluded that the use of linguistic and cultural texts when teaching students of marine specialties reading allows to extend students to extend their vocabulary, to develop their interest for learning English and to help them to become more independent, active and creative.

teaching reading, intensive reading, linguistic and cultural text, authentic text, questionnaire survey, pilot teaching