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Kształtowanie postaw proekologicznych na zajęciach ze studentami polonistyki
Fostering pro-ecological attitudes during classes with Polish philology students

Author(s): Małgorzata Gajak-Toczek
Subject(s): Education, Physical Geopgraphy, Studies of Literature, Culture and social structure , School education, Human Ecology, Political Ecology, Philology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Polish studies; ecocritical reading; ecology at school; ecological projects

Summary/Abstract: This article describes some attempts at answering the challenges of the present in connection with the commonly perceived climate changes, unfavourable for the Earth’s environment, and the need to shape attitudes of responsibility for the quality of the common good. The author presents the possibilities of introducing various pro-ecological content in the academic programme of prospective Polish language teachers. First, she briefly discusses the theoretical bases of ecocriticism, then indicate some possible interpretations of selected literary texts during high-school classes, and present social projects aimed at promoting a change hitherto people’s lifestyles.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 31
  • Page Range: 1-17
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish