Grammaire françoise (1566) Briefve institution de la langue françoise expliquée en aleman (1568)
Publication type: Book
Author:Du Vivier (Gérard)
Scientific editor:Hébert (Brigitte)
Abstract: Gérard Du Vivier, a language teacher in Cologne, taught French to the sons of merchants. The two resoundingly pragmatic works included in this volume stress pronunciation, repetition, imitation, and memorization. They bear witness to the way a living language was taught as modernity dawned.
Keyword: Humanism, French language pedagogy, commercial language manual, didactics, school, German language, translation, pronunciation, conversation, Renaissance language