Keyword: «knowledge development»
the problem posed by the author in the article concerns the basic methods of teaching a foreign language. The purpose of the study is to talk about the specific features of learning in general, and how knowledge is formed, in particular. The thesis reveals the activity specifics of a foreign language course. The emphasis is on the didactic principles of learning, which were and still are the principles of knowledge formation. The author emphasizes the idea that training gives positive results when it is based on the practice of using the language, while the desire of the student to apply this knowledge regularly plays a paramount role.