Education paper by Mátyás, Dénes
Visuals in the HFL Class (Accepted)
Type of Abstract (select):Abstract (max. 250 words):
Visual materials – drawings, pictures, photos, short films, videos – count undoubtedly as a significant support in facilitating the teaching-learning process of a foreign language. The present paper aims to examine the use of such visuals in the Hungarian as a Foreign Language class, starting from materials in coursebooks and exercise books to those available on separate sheets, flashcards, online etc. At the same time, it also intends to give some specific examples from HFL classes of how these materials work and can effectively help the teaching-learning process (e.g. vocabulary expansion, the introduction of new grammar items, the presentation of cultural information) in the classroom and possibly even beyond.
Brief Professional Bio (max. 100 words):
Dénes Mátyás earned his Master’s degrees (American Studies, Italian Studies), his diploma in Hungarian Studies Instruction for Foreigners, and his PhD in Literature (contemporary Italian narrative fiction) at the University of Szeged. He was a Visiting Assistant Lecturer at the Department of East European Studies (2009-‘10) at the University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Italy, and a Fulbright Visiting Professor in Hungarian language and culture at the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (2015-’16) at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA. He currently works and teaches at the University of Szeged.