The use of authentic song material on the extracurricular activities in the secondary school

Abstract

The organization of extracurricular classes in a foreign language is an actual problem of school education. On the one hand, such classes contribute to increasing the level of the language and maintaining the motivation to learn it, on the other hand, teacher shave a great responsibility in selecting material for classes and their organization. The authors analyze the term «authentic song material» and suggest using it in classes in a foreign language on the extracurricular activities. Authentic song material has great didactic potential. It is based on a poetic text and a musical component. In the article are presented the features of the poetic text, considered the functions of the song discourse, described the possibilities of using authentic song texts in teaching of foreign languages. The authors analyze in detail the selection criteria for authentic song material for the program of foreign language extracurricular classes. The authors analyze the directions of using authentic song material in the foreign language teaching, and also give practical recommendations on its use. In the article are presented the stages of work with authentic song material, offered tasks for the development of skills in speech activity, as well as tasks for the development to linguistic and cultural literacy.