Abstract:

In the modern world foreign language skills are crucial in many spheres,thereby there are a great number of techniques that could be used in studying languages.

One of the most popular and controversial at the same time is Ilya Frank’ reading method for beginners.Such a method provides learners with the opportunity to read so-called parallel texts devoted to various topics in the origin and compare them with the translations without using a dictionary or additional sources of information. It helps to understand and remember basic lexical structures naturally as they are frequently used in texts. Moreover, IFrank’s method gives insight into the correct usage of collocations in a particular context.

However, there are a few disadvantages of such a method of studying, for instance, during the initial period learners can be overwhelmed by the amount of new words, thus, they may be puzzled and, as a result, discouraged to learn languages. Furthermore, parallel texts (the technique) do not give the explanation of grammar, therefore, it will be impossible for beginners to create a compound sentence on their own. In our article we reveal the results of the conducted research among various groups of students as well.

Keywords:

Franks reading method, learning foreign languages, language skills, parallel texts.