Aspects Concerning the Learning of a Foreign Language Grammar through Discovery

Abstract

The present paper approaches the issue of the assimilation a foreign language grammar in an unusual manner, different from the common one, namely through discovery. During the last period, this branch of linguistics –grammar – has been somehow neglected, the emphasis being laid, mainly on communication. We consider that language is not only a means of communication but also a subject pupils learn to know, since its knowledge is necessary for an appropriate usage of language. The paper presents the learning stages through discovery, the necessary conditions of this activity, its limits and some final conclusions.