Româna ca limbă străină în educaţia geragogică: provocări şi perspective de dezvoltare
Romanian as a Foreign Language in Geragogy Education: Challenges and Development Prospects

Author(s): Ioana Jieanu
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Education, Foreign languages learning
Published by: Scientia Kiadó
Keywords: teaching Romanian as a foreign language; senior learners; effective teaching models;
Summary/Abstract: The study Romanian as a Foreign Language in Geragogic Education: Challenges and Development Perspectives examines the unique characteristics of teaching Romanian as a foreign language to senior learners, focusing on possible age-related barriers and learning difficulties that may be encountered in gerontological education, as well as on the solutions to overcome these challenges. The presentation proposes parts of teaching scenarios, classroom practices, activities and materials that can be used in the transmission of Romanian language concepts to Pre A1 and A1 senior learners. The article is based on the experience of teaching Romanian as a foreign language to a group of six students aged between 58 and 78 years, within the program Modra fakulteta, which took place at the University of Ljubljana in the academic year 2024–2025. The aim is to outline and validate on a small scale an effective model of teaching Romanian as a foreign language to this age group. The study revealed that a positively perceived teaching performance should include: creating a friendly and supportive atmosphere; adapting materials and pace of teaching to the target group; establishing a partnership with learners; sensitivity to the limitations and barriers of older learners; respect for their wishes and needs. Adapting the interlanguage to the learners’ level of study, as well as the use of playful as well as practical elements in practising communication in Romanian, were the key to the success of the RLS course.

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