MEDIA EDUCATION IN THE CLASSROOM IN THE DISCIPLINE «FOREIGN LANGUAGE»

Abstract

The personality of students is formed in modern conditions largely under the infl uence of the fl ow of visual media. The formation of media competence is possible through the inclusion of elements of media education in the content of the discipline “Foreign language” (integrated media education). It can be argued that the subjects “Foreign language” and “Media Education” can be combined, since they have a common genesis. They are based on the idea of communication. Currently, the discipline of “Foreign language” is implemented through text formats, which by its nature also applies to communication. Mass communication is a kind of communication. With the help of media education, it is possible to perceive foreign-language screen works. Modern students prefer video and television to reading. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the need for the use of media education. Methods of analysis included content analysis of literature on the research topic, study, description, questionnaire, observation. We conducted a survey on teachers, teachers and methodologists of educational institutions on the topic: “What does the media mean to you?”. As a result of the survey, we concluded that electronic on-screen media are currently the most widespread among young people. Through them, the younger generation receives patterns of behaviour, lifestyle, and also learns foreign languages. That is, we say that teaching various speech genres and forms can take place on the basis of videos in a foreign language. We actively use cartoons in our Foreign Language classes. Cartoons help to train listening skills: after watching the cartoon, it is suggested to perform a number of tasks on the content understanding. The method of conducting a lesson with watching a movie is given.