Modern Song as a One-Size-Fits-All Means of Implementing a Competence-Based Approach in Teaching French
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This paper considers the problem of the use of contemporary songs during French lessons. Its relevance lies in the fact that reflecting realities of today’s modern life, songs are a source of linguacultural material. Inspired in their scientific method by the competence approach in teaching foreign languages, the authors set a goal to examine the selection criteria of songs and to propose the basic principles of work with songs. Providing examples, the authors show that the use of these texts entails building and firmly establishing all the necessary foreign language skills: listening, readin...
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