Problems of Development of Literature Teaching Methodology in General Academic School in the Context of Literary Centrism of Russian Culture

Abstract

The paper considers some problems in developing techniques of ‘Literature’ teaching as a basic subject of study in the humanities for a modern Russian general academic school. The author’s view on literary centrism as a dominant idea of mental area of the Russia’s space, key constant and resource for axiological identification of Russians is given. The author argues that displacement of classic literature in school program for texts of modern writers entails risks of axiological conflict in school system. Task of elaboration of school course of literature with taking into account of harmonical combination of all vectors of Development of Literature Teaching Methodology is articulated. Description of innovative forms of work with school students for studying classic literature is outlined, the author makes assessment of pedagogical effectiveness of such forms.