Development of Comenius’ methodological principles: from "Janua Linguarum Reserata" to "Orbis Pictus".

Abstract

The study deals with the principles and practices of methodological nature and their development in Comenius’ works dedicated to language teaching, especially in his textbooks “Janua Linguarum Reserata” and “Orbis Sensualium Pictus “as well as in his most important publication “Methodus linguarum novissima”.

Keywords

• Comenius
• methodological principles
• language textbooks
• Janua Linguarum
• Orbis Pictus
• Methodus linguarum.