A történelmi interpretáció és az oral history az oktatásban

The basis of a correct view of history is for students to critically deal with interpretations of the past for different purposes and genres. Oral history gets students involved in discovering and making history and critically evaluating the stories about the past. Sometimes they encounter conflicts and contradictions that may make them think about their previous views and encourage them to learn even more about the subject. Dealing with eyewitness testimonies make it clear that historical cognition is more than collecting of information and facts. Therefore, the using interviews in history teaching provide a good opportunity to teach and practice methods that can be usefully applied to evaluate other types of historical interpretations as well.