COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE STRUCTURAL AND CONTENT ASPECT OF TEXTBOOKS ON PRACTICAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR OF RUSSIAN AND ENGLISH-SPEAKING AUTHORS

Abstract

The article provides a comparative analysis of the presentation of grammatical material in textbooks on practical grammar of the English language of Russian and foreign authors on the material of the topic “Modal verbs”. The differences in the structure of grammatical material, content, volume, terminology are revealed. The textbooks present a different number of modal verbs, different views of the set of grammatical meanings, there is no terminological uniformity. The advantages of foreign textbooks include authenticity and compliance with international standards, but they do not always correspond to the declared level of complexity, do not rely on knowledge of the native language. Russian textbooks are characterized by academic presentation of the material, reliance on the native language, but they are sometimes terminologically overloaded, illustrative material is not always a good example of modern English. We come to the conclusion that it is necessary to create a universal textbook on the discipline, which will follow the traditions of domestic authors, maintaining the academic and scientific presentation, and meet the international standard of higher education.