I. YAKOVLEV CHUVASH STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN

authentic material, German, sociocultural knowledge, feature film

Nowadays, digital technology allow to actively use a variety of visual media in an educational process. However, the experience shows that foreign language teachers rather rarely include movies in their lessons. The purpose of this study is to describe the role of feature films in the development of sociocultural competence and to determine their place in teaching German. In order to achieve this goal, we analyzed the current research works on films as a means of development of sociocultural competence. The analysis showed that movies not only increase motivation, but can also be a rich source of sociocultural knowledge that often compensates for information gaps in textbooks. At the empirical stage we made a survey among the students studying German and revealed the main trends in the usage of authentic feature films. Students know little about German cinematography, value low the relevance of films, and teachers rarely offer films for watching, limiting themselves to a few famous films. Thus, our assumption about the very modest role of films in the German learning process was confirmed empirically. We conclude with recommendations for German-language feature films that have rich didactic potential for the development of sociocultural competence.

Савина Ольга Юрьевна – кандидат филологических наук, доцент кафедры немецкой филологии Тюменского государственного университета, г. Тюмень, Россия, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4777-3188, o.y.savina@utmn.ru