Using Doggos Memes When Teaching English to Junior Students of Linguistic and Non-Linguistic Training Directions
Nikolina Nataliya Nikolaevna
Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin
Submitted: 13.01.2020
Abstract. The article analyses efficiency of using Internet memes when teaching a foreign language to junior students of linguistic and non-linguistic training directions. The author examines the problem of students’ motivation to study a foreign language and identifies instrumental and creative sources of motivation. As a means to enhance students’ motivation, the author proposes to use Internet memes, in particular, doggos memes. The researcher presents a definition of the term "meme", reveals characteristics of this phenomenon and describes doggos memes’ features, which make them an efficient teaching tool.
Key words and phrases: мотивация, интернет-мем, перевод, языковая игра, компенсация, motivation, Internet meme, translation, language game, compensation
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