ENGLISH LOAN WORDS AS LEXICAL BASE UNITS FOR TEACHING SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE (ON EXEMPLES IN GERMAN AND ARABIC)

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the research on the issue of whether the knowledge of the English language can help studying the second foreign language at the lexical level. The article contains generalized information on English loan words in Russian, German and Arabic languages. Special attention is given to the use of English loan words in different areas of human activities. The authors of the article study experience that students getting bachelor’s degree in linguistics get while learning vocabulary of the second foreign language (German and Arabic). Students know English loan words and use them in their speech. The researchers conclude that the learners of the second foreign language have already got English loan words as their potential vocabulary when they start learning the second foreign language. In the result of the survey the authors suggest to use English loan words as lexical base units in order to form receptive and productive language skills.