The article discusses when and where the synthetic method of teaching Slovene originated, as well as its theoretical starting point. It focuses on the time when Jože Toporišič was developing his professional profile at the University in Zagreb. We can assume that his view of the Slovene language is partly the result of his teaching Slovene to non-native speakers in Zagreb. The formation of the textbooks Slovene Language 1-4, which built the base for Slovene Grammar, belonged to Toporišič's Zagreb period. This leads naturally to the question whether Toporišič's major grammatical work is based on the experience he had with Slovene as a foreign language.
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