Generolo Jono Žemaičio Lietuvos karo akademija

Nowadays an active search for new methods and techniques of teaching foreign languages is taking place very intensively. That meets the current state of methodological science and the rapid development of the world community as a whole. Intensive technologization and computerization of all spheres of human life, which led to creation of a firm habit of young people to perceive information from the screen, led to the active penetration of audiovisual means of learning in the system of education at schools and universities. Authentic video and various videos created by methodologists specifically for educational purposes are used more and more frequently in the process of foreign language teaching. The use of video clips at the foreign language lessons perfectly suits to the tasks which foreign language teachers face in the context of the development of active multilingualism in the Lithuanian society. The article highlights the use of audiovisual method in teaching the second foreign languages at the Military Academy of Lithuania. The analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of this method is also produced as well as the requirements for authentic audiovisual materials which can be used for educational purposes and the technology of methodological development of authentic video material for its use in foreign language course. The authors emphasize that this method allows economizing learning time and intensifying the educational process.