Elementary School Without the Other: From (the Lack of) Multiculturalism in School Literary and Cultural Education to Practical Solutions Cover Image

Szkoła podstawowa bez Innego. Od (braku) wielokulturowości w szkolnej edukacji literackiej i kulturowej ku praktycznym rozwiązaniom
Elementary School Without the Other: From (the Lack of) Multiculturalism in School Literary and Cultural Education to Practical Solutions

Author(s): Marcin Miłko
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Language acquisition, Polish Literature, Western Slavic Languages, School education, Methodology and research technology, Pedagogy
Published by: Wydział Polonistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Polish language and literature education; Otherness; intercultural competences; school reading; methodology of teaching Polish in elementary school; multiculturalism; multiculturality;

Summary/Abstract: Multiculturalism is one of the crucial elements on all-levels in the humanities, especially when it comes to the Polish language and literature. Both compulsory and supplementary reading discussed during Polish classes should address this vital topic to affect children’s and teenagers’ values and attitudes. In this article, a list of readings included in the 2017 general education core curriculum for grades 4–8 of elementary school is examined to demonstrate that other cultures are barely mentioned in the books listed in that document. Based on this analysis, the author of the article suggests several literary texts and teaching methods that teachers can use during their lessons in order to develop intercultural competencies.

  • Issue Year: 4/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 45-66
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish