The use of audio and video recordings in English language teaching

By introducing and depicting the assignments setbefore the third-year-students of the Faculty of Philology atSinergija University in Bijeljina enrolled in the course ofDidactics, we tried to identify the innovative ways of using audioand video recordings inside and outside the classroom and touchupon their numerous positive effects on foreign languageteaching and learning. The students’ smartphones were used inperforming the tasks. Task 1 establishes a link between literaryproficiency and the use of online newspapers. Task 2 involvesstudents’ moving to a new location, linking learning a foreignlanguage to the students’ real world experience and learningabout nonverbal communication. Task 3 presents the way inwhich an inaccessible literary text is likely to become amusingand accessible by means of digital devices.