Višnja Grabovac, Department of Indology and Far Eastern Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Teaching Hindi – The Question of Method and Content

When it comes to methodology of teaching a foreign language there have been many methods developed in Europe since 16^th century onwards. During the 20^th century great economical, political and sociological changes occurred and the need for learning languages for widespread work, education, cultural exchange, leisure and so on became greater than ever and methods of language learning and teaching underwent great changes as well. The authors of textbooks for major European languages such as English, German and French recognized the “sign of new times” and have adopted new ways of teaching and presenting the language to the students. The intention behind this paper will be to offer and to put to test some of ideas concerning the possible methodology and content of lessons that should be included in classes and hopefully new Hindi textbooks.