Attitudes to Ancient Greek in Three Schools: A Case Study

Autor/in	Foster, Frances
Titel	Attitudes to Ancient Greek in Three Schools: A Case Study
Quelle	In: Language Learning Journal, 46 (2018) 2, S.159-172 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-1736
DOI	10.1080/09571736.2014.1002415
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Language Attitudes; Questionnaires; Interviews; Greek; Language Variation; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Latin; Modern Languages; Educational Policy; Educational Change; Grammar; Positive Attitudes; Cultural Education; Language Teachers; Teacher Student Relationship; Classical Languages; National Curriculum; Secondary School Students; Qualitative Research; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Sprachverhalten; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Grieche; Griechisch; Sprachenvielfalt; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Latein; Gegenwartssprache; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsreform; Grammatik; Culture; Education; Kulturelle Bildung; Kulturelle Erziehung; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Sekundarschüler; Qualitative Forschung; Großbritannien
Abstract	This study comes in response to recent changes in UK policy, whereby Ancient Greek and Latin have been included alongside modern languages as part of the curriculum at Key Stage 2. It aims to understand how Ancient Greek is surviving and thriving in three different types of schools. After a short overview of the history of Greek teaching in the UK, the study focuses on attitudes to Ancient Greek language learning. I analyse the attitudes of both students and teachers at the three case study schools, on the basis of questionnaires and individual interviews. The study of grammar has often been perceived as the aim of learning an ancient language. However, the data I collected from students show that they exhibited the most positive attitudes to the cultural aspects of the language and to its exotic otherness, while the enthusiasm and dedication of their teachers contributed to students' positive attitudes. (As Provided).
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