The use of the media in the framework of the cognitive-communicative approach to foreign languages learning

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the elements of students’ communicative competence formation, taking into account the cognitive aspect of teaching foreign languages. This approach gives the opportunity to learn rationally lexical and grammatical material, as well as provides the enrichment of general worldview knowledge, which is inherent to the native speakers. The aim of the study is to analyze the effectiveness of using authentic auxiliary material in foreign language learning in order to optimize the educational process. Taking into account the functions presented by the media, working with journalistic and audiovisual materials is one of the leading parts within the framework of the cognitive-communicative approach to foreign language learning. The article provides the detailed analysis of the stages of working with the media material and the explanation of the productivity of their use during foreign language classes. The study analyzes three stages of working with the media on the example of a textual material, namely the pre-text, text and post-text stages, which provide information study, discussion and formation of a certain point of view on the communicative issue. This scheme of work can be used in the analysis of textual as well as audiovisual information that helps to increase the motivation of students and their interest concerning the proposed topic. According to the study results, each of the working stages improves the integrated knowledge of a foreign language. Working with the media while studying foreign languages provides the formation of a cognitive and communicative worldview while learning a number of lexical and grammatical elements as well as a range of skills how to apply them in certain communicative situations.