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https://doi.org/10.21857/y54jof64gm
Hrvoje Kovačević’s Novel The Mystery of a Cat’s Paw as a Paradigmatic Example of Lingo-Didactic Template in Croatian Language Teaching
Dunja Pavličević-Franić
; Učiteljski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
In professional literature, lingo-didactic template is defined as an original functional text, which is analysed in order to achieve cognitive goals and language acquisition. The novel The Mystery of a Cat’s Paw by Hrvoje Kovačević is an obligatory reading text in the fourth grade of
primary school, and therefore provided for analysis in the context of teaching literature. Since this is a multi-layered text, it can also very purposefully serve as a paradigmatic example of a lingo-didactic template in the process of teaching and learning the mother tongue.
From the literary aspect, Kovačević’s novel is an interesting and very dynamic artistic text with a branched plot and a clear structure, as well as with socially sensitive background and a touch of symbolism that directs young readers to true values. From the lingo-didactic aspect, which is the topic of this paper, the novel is saturated with short, understandable and logical sentences, appropriate syntax and style, and with substantially complete and sufficiently informative dialogues appropriate for everyday language expression. Moreover, last but not least, the text offers extensive vocabulary marked by occasional traits of dialectal or age-related communication.
Therefore, in this article, in accordance with the principle of correlation and integration of educational content within the linguistic-communicative and artistic context, some fragments of Kovačević ‘s novel may be treated as a starting point for stimulating, creative, interesting and purposeful teaching of Croatian language.
Ključne riječi
lingo-didactic template; teaching Croatian in primary school; children’s literature; novels by Hrvoje Kovačević
Hrčak ID:
192973
URI
Datum izdavanja:
17.1.2018.
Posjeta: 4.366 *