Functional and Communicative Approach to the Study of Grammar of a Foreign Language

Teaching grammar in teaching a foreign language continues to cause controversy and discussion, in which linguists and practical teachers actively participate. Two opposing points of view on the role of grammar in learning should be noted. On the one hand, this is an excessive increase in its role, when knowledge of grammar becomes identical to knowledge of the language. On the other hand, there is an underestimation of the grammatical aspect in the formation of professional competence of specialists.