Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.38003/zrffs.13.1
THE USE OF PROVERBS IN TEACHING ITALIAN LANGUAGE
Marijana Alujević
orcid.org/0000-0003-4338-9354
; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split, Split, Croatia
Mira Braović Plavša
orcid.org/0000-0002-2811-9324
; Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Split, Split, Croatia
Abstract
Proverbs are an effective rhetorical means of transmitting accumulated knowledge
and experiences in a metaphorical, fixed, and memorable form. However, they are
rarely used as educational tools in foreign language teaching due to the complexity
in defining and analyzing the structure of proverbs. This often discourages teachers
and prevents their didactic exploitation as a source of teaching activities. This
paper proposes different uses of proverbs in teaching Italian as a foreign language
in relation appointed to different phases of the teaching unit. By inserting the
repertoire of proverbs gradually with the advancement of knowledge, the learners’
vocabulary is enriched and in such a way they can interpret the an interlocutors’
implicit intentions, to negotiate the implied and ambiguous meanings and to discover
cultural and spatio-temporal references along with the values of the target culture.
Finally, the mastery of proverbs in a foreign language is a valid and relevant indicator
of intercultural competence which is an integral part of communicative competence.
Keywords
proverbs; learning; didactic unit; task; foreign language
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Publication date:
17.12.2020.
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