Authentic mass media in the english language laboratory

Abstract

© 2020, Universidad del Zulia. All rights reserved. This article is devoted to the use of authentic media in the process of teaching a foreign language, namely articles of the English press at the lesson of the English language. We attempted to determine the importance and necessity of using media texts and their role in teaching foreign languages. The authors concluded that working with authentic texts helps students develop critical reading skills and universal educational actions, and also represents relevant and interesting material for study, as they introduce them to the natural language environment