Published: 2021-11-25

The farther into the forest, the more trees? Shaping sensitivity to nature in Polish language education in primary school

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Section: Literary and Cultural Education
https://doi.org/10.31261/TPDJP.2021.30.05

Abstract

The ecological crisis is regarded as one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. Aleksandra Lange in this article argues that the issues of climate change ought to be addressed in Polish language lessons in primary schools. This may be achieved though the analysis and interpretation of literary texts in the spirit of the ecological and humanities committed to these issues. Lange gives examples of texts and specific ideas that can be used in the classroom. Non-fiction literature plays a special role in this proposal of environmental education in Polish language lessons. Based on contemporary reportages, Lange discusses the attitudes of the “humanist signaller” and “ecological disobedience”. She places work on these texts in a broad social, political, and moral context. In the conclusion, she draws attention to the idea of returning to nature and to the need to pay attention to the role of nature in home and school education.

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Lange, A. (2021). The farther into the forest, the more trees? Shaping sensitivity to nature in Polish language education in primary school. Z Teorii I Praktyki Dydaktycznej Języka Polskiego, 30, 65–80. https://doi.org/10.31261/TPDJP.2021.30.05

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Vol. 30 (2021)
Published: 2021-12-30


ISSN: 0208-5011
eISSN: 2353-9577
Ikona DOI 10.31261/TPDJP

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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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