ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING THE NATIVE LANGUAGE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Recently the attitude to mother tongue has undergone a positive change. The importance of the use of MT in English classroom is proved to be essential for better understan-ding of the subject and its essence. This article describes the role of using the native language in teaching and learning a foreign language, its specific features, advantages and disad­vantages as well.