Language Culture and Curriculum
Editor and Book Reviews Editor: Eoghan Mac Aogain (St Patrick's College)
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Volume: 14 Number: 1 Page: 1–8
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Language and Literature in the Teaching of Greek as Mother Tongue
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George Spanos
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Until 1976 the teaching of the mother tongue in Greece was based on the grammar of Classical Greek. The paper examines the pedagogical, psychological and linguistic principles that were taken into consideration
in designing the new Greek syllabus, based on the modern language. Many problems arose in the implementation of the change, one in particular that is examined here, namely the continuing predominance of
literature in the textbooks. The position of literature in the teaching of the mother tongue is analysed, and recommendations are made with a view to achieving a more reasonable balance of literary and
non-literary texts in the school language programme.
© Multilingual Matters 2001
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