Verb Design on the A1 Level. Design Levels in the New Romanian Textbooks Cover Image

Design-ul verbului la nivelul A1. Planuri de modelare în manualele de limba română ca limbă străină
Verb Design on the A1 Level. Design Levels in the New Romanian Textbooks

Author(s): Daniela Kohn
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara
Keywords: Common European Framework of Reference for Languages; Romanian as a foreign language; A1 level; verb content; verb forms; design levels

Summary/Abstract: The introduction of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) has triggered a significant structural shift in RFL textbooks. The CEFR requested suited teaching and learning methods which demanded serious adjustments for RFL textbook authors, at the same time paving their way into the 21th century. This has affected almost every level of textbook design, from rethinking contents to the graphic layout, and each and every level has confronted the authors with notable challenges. When talking about the A1 level, the verb, as a central element in the communication process, has been very differently approached, if one compares the situation before and after the CEFR. The ways of introducing the verb in the coursebooks of Romanian as a Foreign Language reflect the ways in which the latter have changed.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 53
  • Page Range: 109-118
  • Page Count: 10