USING MEDIA TEXTS FOR TEACHING GRAMMAR TO STUDENTS OF RUSSIAN AND ENGLISH

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of teaching Grammar Practice to students specializing both in Russian and English. This combined specialty has great potential in the modern world. Substantial attention is paid to difficulties arising because of differences in language structure of English and Russian. The author touches on such notions as “communicative competence” and “grammar practice”. Possibility of using media texts for teaching grammar is stressed. The aspect under consideration is Modal Verbs. Media texts are considered as a source of sample usage of modal verbs in different situations. Various types of media publications are mentioned, while their features are discussed and analyzed. The author suggests several stages of working at a media text with the purpose of teaching modal verbs usage to students. The conclusion is made that such an approach can result in combined classes of grammar and speaking practice.