Linguistic corpora in teaching english and french slang

The peculiarities of teaching slang units in English and French with the help of linguistic corpora were researched. In the course of the research the role of slang in mastering linguistic competences was analyzed, as well as the problem of lexical and socio-cultural interference arising in this regard. In order to better understand the causes of interference, a comparative analysis of slang loanwords in the studied languages was conducted, the frequency and percentage of using slang units in the jargon meaning were analyzed. As a result, problems that may arise when students and teachers work with slang were identified. Based on the methodical properties of corpora and causes of interference, ways of using linguistic corpora as a source of authentic language material in the framework of problem-based learning were identified.