Keyword: «grammar games»

The article discusses the importance of the game for elementary school children in English lessons and analyzes the goals of gaming technology. The classification and examples of games are given. All games are divided into language and communication games. Among language games, there are alphabetic, spelling, phonetic, lexical, and grammar games, and communicative games can be auditive, dialogical, and monologue.

The article provides a brief overview of the history of the development of methodological systems and the role of grammar in teaching foreign languages at different times. The concepts of interlanguage interference and transference are revealed. The article describes how to avoid grammatical interference and, as a result, typical grammatical errors when learning German as the second foreign language after English. Recommendations are given on how to organize grammar training from the point of view of the communicative approach, as well as examples of some communicative exercises and non-standard grammar games.