Kinder- und Jugendliteratur im Unterricht des Elementar- und Primarbereichs sowie des Sekundarbereichs

Abstract

Literary text is just as important in foreign language teaching as other types of text. It is necessary to familiarize oneself with the role of the literary text in didactic verbal communication, as well as the hierarchy of the goals and tasks of literary education. Attention should be focused on reading as an activity, method, and cultural activity, as well as on the qualities and types of reading in foreign language teaching at primary level. The aim of text interpretation in the didactic process is to create conditions precisely for the perception of the aesthetic value of the work itself, with equal participation of cognitive and emotional components. Reading competence is one of the most important key skills and the need to constantly develop it becomes one of the main tasks during literature lessons even in primary school. Through the regular use of suitable texts and tasks for reading comprehension in foreign language lessons, the demands on reading skills are constantly increasing, which has a positive effect on the development of the students’ reading culture. Implementing various materials into the teaching process allows students to understand the real world of another culture. Not only does it arouse interest in topics and attitudes, but on the other hand the student enjoys discovering unusual information, and learns not only about the current civilization but also the history and social development of the country and the language.

Keywords

• children’s literature
• children’s novel
• children’s poetry
• children’s book