INCORPORATING AUTHENTIC MATERIALS IN LANGUAGE TEACHING

The purpose of this work is to substantiate the importance of using authentic materials in teaching a foreign language in a non-linguistic university. The article describes the main elements included in the system of conditions required for the organization of the authenticity of the educational process. The author emphasizes the advantages of using authentic materials when learning a foreign language. As a result of the research, several main functions performed by authentic materials in the educational process were identified. The results obtained indicate the importance of using authentic materials when teaching a foreign language in a non-linguistic university.