IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMME ON THE UDMURT LANGUAGE AND CULTURE FOR PRESCHOOLERS (EXPERIENCE OF KINDERGARTEN NO. 5 IN AGRYZ OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN)

The article presents the experience of teaching the Udmurt language to children of 4–7 years old within the framework of the experimental programme “Zarni Bugor” (“Zolotoy Klubok”) on the basis of a preschool institution in Agryz of the Republic of Tatarstan. The relevance of the work is due to the fact that in recent decades representatives of indigenous nationality have begun to move away from their native language and ethno-cultural values expressed in it; generations of those who do nоt know the customs, history, culture, traditions of their nationality are growing up. This ex- plains the fact that a special section has appeared in the Federal State Educational Standard of Pre- school Education aimed at reflecting the national and cultural conditions in which the educational process is carried out. The purpose of the study is to analyse an experimental programme on the Udmurt language and culture in a multiethnic region. The novelty of the work lies in the creation and testing of an experimental programme to familiarise preschool children with the Udmurt lan- guage and culture based on Russian and Tatar languages. The main method of research is a critical analysis based on constant monitoring of children and control pedagogical diagnostics. The project is carried out under the auspices of the Institute of Language and Literature of Udmurt State University within the framework of the scientific and educational center “Innovative design in a multilingual educational environment.” The experiment was conducted in 2020–2023, i.e. for three academic years, 19 children participated in it. Ethnic composition of the group of chil- dren included Russians (42%), Tatars (32%), Udmurts (26%). The majority of children were from Russian-speaking families (89%), two children (11%) knew Tatar at an elementary level, no child knew Udmurt. The effectiveness of the experimental programme was confirmed by the control pedagogical diagnostics. The level of learning in the process of introducing children to the Udmurt language and culture amounted to 84.5% in general. The success of the programme involves active participation of parents in various types of children’s activities. The experimental programme “Zarni Bugor” is a technological product for the creation of national and cultural conditions in the educational process of preschool education in a multicultural region.