On licentia poetica (or, Excuse me, do they know how to speak Croatian?) Cover Image

O pjesničkoj slobodi (ili: Oprostite, znaju li oni hrvatski jezik?)
On licentia poetica (or, Excuse me, do they know how to speak Croatian?)

Author(s): Josipa Korljan
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Croatian Studies Centre
Keywords: Croatian as L2; literary texts; poetic license; morphology; word order; lexicon; spiritual values; intercultural communication

Summary/Abstract: In this paper a thesis is set that usage of literature-artistic foregrounds which include licentia poetica on grammar level improves learning Croatian as L2. After the first ‘shocking’ effect, students, together with their mentor, detect exceptions and by that they improve their own reception of grammar and ortographic rules. This paper is grounded on teaching Croatian as a second and foreign language in the Croatiaca school, Centre for Croatian Studies, University of Philosophy in Split. Levels included in this research are A2, B2 and C 1.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 269-280
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Croatian