Abstract:

When teaching foreign languages we always need authentic materials written by native speakers. Thus everything appears logical, explicable, used in real life and contemporary to learners. Bill Bryson’s book Mother Tongue is a deep well full of magnificent lexis, facts and situations which cannot be missed when teaching English. It touches upon different sides of linguistics, such as pronunciation, varieties of English, spelling, wordplay and many other things making classes diverse, easy to follow, full of humour and raising curiosity.These things illuminate the studying process turning it in pleasant activities.

The article deals with a variety of ways in using the material of one simultaneously feature and survey book for enhancing learning English joyfully. Interwoven linguistics, history and entertainment by the author living in the UK may appear a successful combination for university classes.

Keywords:

Linguistics, language, education, enhancing learning, authentic material.