THE IMPROVEMENT OF FOREIGN-LANGUAGE LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE BASED ON THE MATERIAL OF COMIC BOOK TEXTS

Abstract

Creolized or semiotically complicated texts are an integral part of our modern life that can be found everywhere – public places, home, office, transport, so their purpose cannot be underestimated. The comic is considered an effective means of teaching foreign linguistic competence, the basis for improving oral speech skills. Since we live in the era of the media space of information, we mainly perceive it comprehensively. Visualized information is interesting and effective for learning. The comic is a multifunctional didactic material that promotes a number of methodological tasks – overlearning grammatical/lexical competence, improvement of speech/linguo-regional studies competence, improving the quality of knowledge/motivation, development of cognitive activity, diversification of forms of work, interactivity of the educational process, development of creative abilities. The linguo-didactic potential of a French comic is determined by reading skills (understanding the authentic text, searching for the necessary information, highlighting meaningful/requested information of the text storyline), monologic/dialogic speech (short/detailed report based on what has been read, discussion, clarification of information, statement of one’s own point of view, providing arguments), writing (keeping notes of the main events/ characters of the previously read comic, reproducing the story from the first person, creation of verbal components of the comic, writing a critical message, expressing one’s own judgment, thoughts, performing written creative projects). Alongside linguistic competence, sociocultural competence also develops, namely: the accentuation/ interpretation of linguo-regionally marked units contained in authentic French comics, a comparative analysis of various aspects of the cultural life of the Ukrainian/French ethnic group. The use of comics in practical classes increases the motivation of students to study foreign languages, improves the skills of the main types of speech activity in the context of teaching social interaction, the ability to conduct a dialogue of cultures and tolerance.