Multimedialne moduły tematyczne, czyli holistyczny potencjał w nauczaniu języka ojczystego
Multimedia thematic modules, or, holistic potential in the teaching of the mother tongue

Author(s): Anna Ślósarz
Subject(s): Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: holism; integration; educational paths; block education; multimedia thematic modules;
Summary/Abstract: Holism, recognized by Jan Christian Smuts (1927) as a philosophical theory, turns out to be useful today in many fields of science dealing with subtly interlinked and interdependent elements. This theory is useful also in the Polish language teaching, which focuses on the functioning of literature and language in complex cultural and social systems. The holistic Polish language teaching associates texts of various media with the activity of students, their self-education, personal impressions and development of imagination. It refers to the internal and external integration and to various school subjects and educational paths. Block education, which is delivered in the form of multimedia thematic modules, assists with interpretation of paradigms concerning the functioning of language and literature. Such teaching units allow advance planning of teaching objectives, contents, tools and methods of teaching for the whole cycle of education. Therefore, such units eliminate the occasional and chaotic teaching. They provide optional choices of content and teaching methods, advocating the subjectivity of students and teachers. The modules trigger the effect of context by revealing the functions of means of expression, composition analogies and oppositions, and cultural influences. They provide time to disclose personal and local interpretations. These modules proved themselves in Australia. Thanks to comparative research tools, teaching of the mother tongue may take into consideration literary and linguistic phenomena related to the processes of social and cultural challenges.

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