COGNITIVE AND COMMUNICATIVE APPROACHES TO TEACHING GRAMMAR IN ESP CLASSES

The paper considers the results of the analysis of cognitive and communicative approaches applied by educators to teach grammar in ESP classes. The development of grammatical competence is crucial for learning English, and it is especially important in ESP learning due to its objective to use English in specific professional or academic contexts with specialized terminology and complex syntax. There is a close connection between grammar knowledge and learning methods. By focusing on grammar, ESP learners can develop their competence through both procedural knowledge and declarative knowledge. Contemporary research on teaching grammar offers valuable insights into the methodology based on several approaches, among which cognitive (including both deductive and inductive learning) and communicative play the most important role in teaching grammar. Educators are using these approaches in teaching ESP.