In:Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching: Historical perspectives
Edited by Richard Smith and Tim Giesler
[AILA Applied Linguistics Series 20] 2023
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Chapter 2Tart–scriblita–torta–torte–torta–tortilha: A piece of cake!
Acquiring lexis in R. John Andree’s (1725) A vocabulary, in six languages
Published online: 27 June 2023
https://doi.org/10.1075/aals.20.02iam
https://doi.org/10.1075/aals.20.02iam
Abstract
This chapter investigates R. John Andree’s
A vocabulary, in six languages (London, 1725).
This work was not conceived solely as a reference tool but with a
pedagogical purpose as well; it was based on a comparative method to
ease English native speakers’ acquisition of vocabulary in four
living Romance languages (Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese)
by showing their etymological similarity to their Latin ancestor –
the fifth language in the Vocabulary – and between them, with English as the language of the entry words. Indeed, by viewing and memorizing Latin and Romance words
together, the learner was expected to acquire them more easily. This
chapter focuses on the dictionary, its method and the author’s
language learning ideas and concludes with considerations relating
to its contribution to innovation in language learning
and teaching.
Article outline
- Introduction
- R. John Andree’s A vocabulary, in six languages
- Andree’s insights in relation to language learning
- The Vocabulary’s macro- and micro-structure
- Concluding remarks
Note on authorship Notes References
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