Abstract
The given article presents a survey of the English textbooks which were used at the lessons of English in female schools of Bukovyna in the beginning of the XX century. The author gives an overview of reference sources relevant to the issue under discussion and proves that the studied topic had not been in the focus of the scientific research before. The analysis of the textbooks was made using formal, functional, structural and subjective criteria. We reviewed 5 English textbooks, found in the scientific library and identified the English language teaching methods used in these books. The textbooks were divided into 3 groups: grammar references, textbooks and readers. The characteristic feature of the textbooks is that they were written in German, thus, English in Bukovyna, which at that time was a part of Austria-Hungary, was taught via the German language. We contemplated on the methodological aspects of teaching English in the Bukovynian schools for girls and the techniques applied for the development of English pronunciation, reading, speaking, writing and translation skills. Thus, the peculiarities of the principles of realization of grammar-translation and text-translation methods are revealed and the process of transition of the above-mentioned methods to the direct method of teaching English is illustrated in the textbooks being analyzed.
Highlights
The English language teaching (ELT) methodology has gained significant development in the XXI century, the time of globalization and expanding international relations
Little attention has been paid to the history of the English language teaching methodology in Ukraine in general and in Bukovyna in particular
English textbooks, used on the territory of Bukovyna in 1900–1918 have not been the subject of a separate scientific research, that is why the objective of this article is to analyze the structure and content of textbooks in English in the above mentioned period, group them according to common characteristics, contemplate on the criteria for the analysis, define the method of teaching English in the outlined historical period and peculiarities of its use in the Bukovynian female schools
Summary
The English language teaching (ELT) methodology has gained significant development in the XXI century, the time of globalization and expanding international relations. Little attention has been paid to the history of the English language teaching methodology in Ukraine in general and in Bukovyna in particular. This knowledge would make it possible to use the invaluable experience of the past and to apply it efficiently to the needs of our time. The history of teaching methods of foreign languages, the problems of structure and content of textbooks of the past have gained the interest of such methodologists as A. Bukovyna, which was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at that time, has been chosen the object of the study This region, as a result of historical processes and because of its geographical location, has become a multinational and multilingual territory, which makes our study interesting and new from a scientific point of view
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