Folklore in the Context of Literature Curricula (Aligned with the Current Literature Curriculum for the 5th Grade)

Ventsislav Bozhinov
South-West University „Neofit Rilski“ Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

https://doi.org/10.53656/bel2021-4-5-folk.V

Abstract. The article aims to present basic theoretical problems connected with studying folklore in the secondary stage of Bulgarian schools. The first part offers a brief diachronic review of the theoretical paradigm of Bulgarian folklore research, presenting the transition from the narrow philological understanding of folklore as “national poetic creativity” towards its wide sociological interpretation as “a type of creative culture”. In the second part of the article two curricula for the fifth grade, in which folklore is a key component, are analysed and compared – the one from 2007/2010 academic years and the current one, implemented since 2016/2017. The main goal of this part is to demonstrate how and how much the Literature curricula offer an opportunity for studying folklore in alignment with current theoretical stipulations in Bulgarian folklore research.
Keywords: curriculum; literature; folklore; study(ing)

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