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which means, your message may be missed! The Internet on the other hand, can be accessed from anywhere. Thus, we can see, there are certain pros and cons of print media. With proper planning, you can opt for the right form to gain maximum coverage and make the best of this medium! Resources: 1. En.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_media 2. www.buzzle.com/articles/advantages-and-disandvantages-of-print-media.htm/ Hello! My name is Nina Politayeva. I am a student of Khmelnytsky National University. My major is marketing. Here are some of my ideas how to use the Internet in learning English. Looking forward to your comments. ^) Nina Politayeva, KhNU OlenaSydorenko, supervisor LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES WITH THE HELP OF INTERNET 21st century is the information century! This means that technology develops at high speed. Nearly everybody knows what Internet means. Internet gradually occupies more and more aspects, connected with the sphere of education. With the help of global net you can get the Bachelor degree and learn any foreign language, and improve your knowledge in any field. Any language courses and private lessons in learning foreign languages can cost rather expensive. However, learning English in the Internet can be free, and your starting level can be even zero- level. This becomes possible with the help of special services , which allow not only provide language lessons but also give users the chance to communicate with native speakers, take part in group discussions, watch video in foreign language and comment the plot. All possibilities of using the Internet for learning English can be grouped into such items: - Lectures and language lessons, which give the learner new vocabulary, new grammar explanation and additional grammar exercises; - Talking online with language teacher, who can teach you free or rather cheap ( this depends on the language and teacher qualification); - Defining your level and checking your knowledge with the help of language tests; - Watching video in English with further working out all grammar constructions, phrasal verbs, complex phrases and slang construction. These can be news, fiction films or the abstracts from the films, TV programs on any topic, from hull automobile insurance to scientific researches. - Communicating with native speakers or other Internet users speaking English, which allow you to practice speaking and listening comprehension. - Thematic communication in English in interest groups, different discussions with previous learning all necessary words and words combinations. For example, there can be the discussions on hull insurance , discussion the basics of business correspondence in French, or political discussion in Spanish. The range of foreign languages, learning which can be done with the help of the Internet, is very wide, from English to Japanese. First of all, this method is comfortable for people, who need narrow use of the language, e.g. people in medicine or in business sphere. Internet can also help those who live in far provinces and those who aren’t able to hire a good language teacher or go to language courses [3]. According to Internet research gemiusAudience the Internet audience in Ukraine in February 2011 counted approximately 12,1mln people [2]. If to assume, that everyone uses the Internet 53


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