Teaching of grammar at lessons of foreign language in professional activity at non-linguistic higher educational institutions

Abstract

The article theoretically substantiates the importance of mastering grammar by students of non-linguistic educational institutions. The methods and means of teaching and activation of grammatical structures while learning a foreign language are investigated. The analysis of the use of exercises and Internet resources aimed at mastering and consolidating the necessary grammatical rules by students is carried out. The theoretical and methodological basis of this study is the fundamental works of native and foreign scientists in the field of theory and methodology of teaching foreign languages, in particular, the theory of teaching foreign language grammar, as well as works devoted to the formation and maintenance of students` motivation to learn a foreign language. The following research methods are used in the work: theoretical (study and analysis of methodological literature on the research problem, comparative analysis of grammatical phenomena of the English and Ukrainian languages, analysis of updated state educational standards of higher education, analysis of educational publications in English for students of non-linguistic areas of training); empirical (conducting classes to improve grammatical skills, recording and analysis of grammatical errors, observation, questioning and survey of students, analysis of the results); experimental (conducting experimental training to test the effectiveness of the proposed set of exercises). In our opinion, this helps maintain students’ motivation, activity and independence. The experimental training conducted on the basis of State Biotechnological University confirmed the effectiveness of the proposed set of exercises in working with grammar based on professional texts. This technology can be used in teaching grammar of any foreign language with appropriate adaptation depending on the typical language difficulties and needs of students.