On the problem of special methods of teaching closely related languages (on the material of Croatian and Serbian languages)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the peculiarities of teaching closely related languages based on the similarities and differences between the Croatian and Serbian literary languages. Some aspects of special methodology of teaching a foreign language are considered, in particular, the development of skills of lexical switching from one closely related language (or variant) to another. For the first time, an attempt was made to describe the methods of teaching the Croatian and Serbian languages through the prism of their distinctive features. The Appendix contains a typical plan for conducting one or two practical classes in the academic discipline Practical Translation Course (Croatian or Serbian).

Keywords

• croatian
• serbian language
• special teaching methods
• switching skills
• lesson plan