The Language and Culture of “the Other” in the Schools and Universities in the Balkans

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Pages: 375-383

Abstract:

Out of the historical aspect of mutual acquaintance, which is distinguished for different points of view and interpretations, the Balkan peoples have quite a scanty knowledge of their cultures and the most important marks of the other identity in the modern world. In this paper the stand is taken that the educational systems of the Balkan states are indebted to the mutual acquaintance in the context of the contemporary communications in a globalized world that, in spite of the wiping out of different kinds of boundaries, has not turned its back to the cultural and language differences as bearers of identity. Through the description of topical practices in various Balkan countries and through linguistic and culturological criteria applied in modern teaching of a foreign language and culture, thematic fields are suggested which ought to be present in the syllabus, in cultural and educational media programmes and the like.

Keywords:

the Balkans, Balkan languages, Balkan cultures, mutual acquaintance, linguistic and cultural knowledge

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