Grammatical Elements as Meta-Language Tools for Teaching the Italian Language

Floriana Pango,Aida Lamaj

doi:10.5901/ajis.2015.v4n3s1p486

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to describe and classify the various issues related to teaching and learning of grammatical Italian rules, to Albanian pupils and students. In the multiplicity of problems associated to the transmission of grammatical elements of each language, we will focus on a very important step as meta-language: language used to transmit foreign language grammar. Thoughts on the role of a meta-language bring us to binomial oppositions, which are acceptable depending on the circumstances in which they are used and actualized. Meta-language as an essential element of this process often turns into the main weapon to achieve the objectives of the learning process. In this paper we have used theoretical researches in the field of teaching, especially in the twentieth century by foreigners and locals, and the data obtained from surveys and questionnaires conducted not only to teachers of Italian language at all levels of education, but also to pupils and students. Grammar, in a traditional context of teaching foreign languages, has offered an irreplaceable and exclusive aid only through teachers, while today the approach of grammar should be moved within a multidimensional linguistic communication. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2015.v4n3s1p486

Highlights

For all the time that humanity has accepted the existence of different codes in order to express notions, objects different points, realities perceived in a million of ways, it has existed even the interest to know deeply these codes, to make it as much realizable each view of this reality
Together with the development of humans toward infinite horizons of knowledge, the grammar status during the acquisition of foreign languages, has changed, anyway it remains static the approach that the profound acquisition of each human language is unconceived without the deep knowledge of the appropriate grammar
In the majority of problematic related to the transmission of grammatical elements of each language, we will halt in a very important element such as meta-language: the language of language that is used to transmit the grammar of foreign language

Summary

Introduction

For all the time that humanity has accepted the existence of different codes in order to express notions, objects different points, realities perceived in a million of ways, it has existed even the interest to know deeply these codes, to make it as much realizable each view of this reality. A considerable part of these codes is grammar, as one of the main elements of each language. In the course of centuries independently of prevalent trends, the grammar has taken the main part of the discussions, often acquiring even the spaces of other elements “with equal rights” for languages. Together with the development of humans toward infinite horizons of knowledge, the grammar status during the acquisition of foreign languages, has changed, anyway it remains static the approach that the profound acquisition of each human language is unconceived without the deep knowledge of the appropriate grammar. It have been developed many debates toward the manner of knowledge transmission, related to grammar, what has remained unchangeable is the wish to explore more and more, every day, techniques and manners to acquire more effectively in less time the grammar. In the majority of problematic related to the transmission of grammatical elements of each language, we will halt in a very important element such as meta-language: the language of language that is used to transmit the grammar of foreign language

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