Regarding the issue of teaching grammar for its own sake in Georgian schools

Abstract

This article addresses an important issue in Georgian public schools, the problem of teaching grammar “for its own sake” when teaching Russian as a second foreign language. The state standard of Georgia requires that Russian be taught using  communicative methodology. However, recent Georgian textbooks propose a series of purely grammatical tasks that violate this requirement. This article analyses the tasks proposed in the textbooks and identifies which principles of communicative methodology they disregard. Additionally, this article discusses why teachers and authors of educational resources are slow to transition toward communicative methods for teaching grammar and speaking skills development.