REALIZATION OF CULTUROLOGICAL APPROACH IN MODERN UKRAINIAN LITERATURE TEXTBOOKS

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of culturological approach to the Ukrainian literature study in the profile school and ways of its implementation by means of a school textbook. It is focused on the theoretical and methodical aspects of the competence-based teaching principles realization of school literary education in the context of the Concept of the New Ukrainian school (2016), State standard of the basic and complete secondary education (2011, 2013), Concept of the literary education (2011). The perspectives of using the culturological approach as a conceptual basis for the modernization of school literary education content are determined. It is proved that the fundamental ideas of the culturological approach in the process of Ukrainian literature studying are consistently implemented in the Concept of the New Ukrainian school, in the current program for comprehensive educational establishments «Ukrainian literature: Grades 10–11. Standard level, academic level» in the methodical apparatus, illustrative materials of the contemporary textbooks, thematic and style diversity of proposed works of art for the consideration. It is noted that the tasks set by the updated program on Ukrainian literature, provide for the need to ensure the formation of both literary and key competencies in schoolchildren. It is proved that the forming of pupils’ key competency «Awareness and self-expression in the field of culture» at Ukrainian literature lessons will affect the children’s ability to understand works of art, to consider the works of art in the context of other types of arts, to develop their own artistic tastes, preferences, to identify themselves as representatives of certain cultures. The paper focuses on the importance of Ukrainian literature studying with the use of artistic dialogues, the rubric «Artistic context» in order to updating the content of the current program and modern textbooks on Ukrainian literature for the profile school. On the basis of analysis of the updated textbook for Grade 10 (2018), the principles of implementation the rubric «Artistic Context» are defined as an important means of updating the program’s content and activating the competence-based approach in modern school literary education.