A Manual for Learning Serbian as a Foreign Language from the Pen of a Lecturer: A Case Study of the Private School “Go Speak Serbian”
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Novaković, A. M. (2025). A Manual for Learning Serbian as a Foreign Language from the Pen of a Lecturer: A Case Study of the Private School “Go Speak Serbian”. Obrazovanje I Vaspitanje, 20(23), 99-117. https://doi.org/10.5937/obrvas20-57107

Abstract

The subject of this paper is an analysis of the manual Worksheet Booklet: Serbian Study Materials for All 3 Levels, published by the private school “Go Speak Serbianˮ. Тhe aim is to provide a clearer assessment of its quality and its place in contemporary Serbian as a foreign language instruction. The study employs the method of theoretical analysis combined with content analysis. The research has shown that the manual is designed as a workbook comprising fifty lessons, each dedicated to alternating grammatical exercises, vocabulary expansion, and the exploration of cultural aspects of life in Serbian-speaking regions. The manual is neither catalogued nor peer-reviewed, yet its quality nonetheless warrants the attention of instructors. There is no doubt that, through its content and didactic-methodological approach, it represents a valuable teaching resource that: 1) Enriches Serbian as a foreign language instruction, 2) Demonstrates the professional competence and dedication of its authors, and 3) Reflects the development of Serbian as a foreign language pedagogy–considering that, in the past, it was nearly unthinkable for two or three authors to independently conceive, prepare, and publish such a manual.

Keywords

Serbian as a foreign language, workbook, private school, Go Speak Serbian, Canva
DOI: 10.5937/obrvas20-57107