Teach yourself italian books in Poland in the first half of the 20th century – the example of "Praktyczna metoda języka włoskiego" by F. Giannini and C. Moscheni Cover Image

I manuali di italiano per autodidatti nella Polonia del primo Novecento – un caso esemplare: "Praktyczna metoda języka włoskiego" di F. Giannini e C. Moscheni
Teach yourself italian books in Poland in the first half of the 20th century – the example of "Praktyczna metoda języka włoskiego" by F. Giannini and C. Moscheni

Author(s): Elżbieta Jamrozik
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: Italian language; teaching; teach yourself books; grammar-translation method; conversation

Summary/Abstract: The paper aims to present the history of teaching foreign languages in Poland at the beginning of the twentieth century and, on this background, the Italian manual Praktyczna metoda języka włoskiego of Fortunato Giannini and Carlo Moscheni. The structure of the manual and the various methodological solutions applied by the authors in the teaching process reveal the importance of the contrastive, philological and pragmatic approach in various parts of the manual. At the meantime are accentuated informations on Italian language and culture.

  • Issue Year: 9/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 194-207
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Italian