The Importance of Media in Foreign Language Learning

The use of mass media to teach language in authentic context represents a double challenge for language teachers. Although media give learners access to authentic language utilized in real life, they convey pre-planned ideology with themselves. The paper clarified the importance of media's authentic language in language learning and teaching and also raised the consciousness of the teachers and learners toward the ideology-laden structures. The researcher used Critical Linguistics and descriptive-analytical method to prove the ideological representation of news structures, and the analysis was done in terms of lexico-grammatical features in order to clarify the role of authentic language in language learning. Author provided some practical and efficient findings that can be applied in language classes to enhance the language and socio-cultural proficiency of the students. It is recommended that teachers provide analytical framework to help students reflect on their language experiences and practices.