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Медиалингвистика и (чуждо)езиково обучение
Media Linguistics and (Foreign) Language Education

Author(s): Anton Getsov, Sylvia Velikova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Vocational Education, Adult Education, Educational Psychology
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: media linguistics; communicative competence; methodology of (foreign) language teaching; critical incidents

Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on the role of media linguistics and the use of media discourse in (foreign) language education. Based on an example of a specific critical incident in the context of teaching Bulgarian as a foreign language, the study concludes that (foreign) language teaching and learning should go beyond the normative spaces of the“standard” language, and that learners should be exposed to the lexico-grammaticaland discourse features of different target language varieties and registers. Thus, they will expand their language repertoire beyond the perimeter of the codified standard norm of public communication, which will allow them to use the language appropriately in diverse social and cultural settings.

  • Issue Year: 29/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 213-222
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Bulgarian