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ANDREA REMNYIPzmny Pter Catholic University andCollegium Budapest Institute for Advanced Study

Hungary

On the representation of 20th century

dictatorships in foreign language

coursebooks in Hungary

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OverviewData collection method

Examples:

-- 1952 English

-- 1965 Hungarian (with translation)

-- 1969 German

-- 1979 Hungarian (with translation)

-- 1994 Hungarian (with translation)

-- today: English (international)

Conclusion

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1952

Szab (1952):Angol nyelvknyv, p. 144

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1965Trade union congress Arrival

- Budapest, Keleti railway station!

- Whats the time?

- Half past nine. The train is here.

- There are so many people here:

passengers, porters, railway workers!

- See, the Hungarian colleagues are over

there!

- I am Jzsef Kovcs steelworker. These

people on my right are miners, on my

left textile workers. Are you steelworkers or miners?

Bnhidi et al. (1965):Learn Hungarian, p. 71 still in print in the 1990s

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1969

Siptr (1969):

Nmet nyelvknyv, p. 145

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1979

Erds et al. (1979):

Sznes magyar nyelvknyv, p. 244

... My mother is a factory

worker, working in a paper

factory. Her job is hard, but shenever says she is tired. Every

day she gets up early, and goes

to bed late... She works a lot

not only at her workplace but

also at home....

... Im a student, I dont work a

lot at home. My mom says:

Your task is to study, andmine is to work.....

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1994

Kassai Szende (1994): Ungarisch ohne Mhe, pp. 201-202.

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2007

Soars Soars (2007):New Headway elementary, p. 76

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Thank you!References

Bnhidy, Zoltn Jkay, Zoltn Szab, Dnes (1965):LearnHungarian. Budapest: Kultra Knyvkiad.

Erds, Jzsef Kozma Endre Prileszky, Csilla UhrmanGyrgy (1979): Sznes magyar nyelvknyv I. Budapest:

Tanknyvkiad.

Kassai, Georges Szende, Tams (1994): Ungarisch ohne Mhe.Chennevieres-sur-Marnes: Assimil.

Siptr Ern (1979):Nmet nyelvknyv (haladknak).Budapest:Tanknyvkiad.

Soars, John Soars, Liz (2007):New Headway elementary:Students book. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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