TEACHING C.P. CAVAFY'S POEM ITHACA USING THE PROJECT METHOD / Η ΔΙΔΑΣΚΑΛΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΠΟΙΗΜΑΤΟΣ «ΙΘΑΚΗ» ΤΟΥ Κ.Π. ΚΑΒΑΦΗ ΜΕ ΤΗ ΜΕΘΟΔΟ PROJECT

Authors

  • Eugenia Bazani Director, 13th Primary School of Chalandri, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejls.v7i2.737

Keywords:

teaching method, Project, Cavafy, educator / μέθοδος διδασκαλίας, Καβάφης, εκπαιδευτικός

Abstract

The purpose of education is to contribute to the well-rounded, harmonious, and balanced development of students’ intellectual and psychophysical abilities, so that, regardless of gender or background, they have the opportunity to develop into well-rounded individuals and live in harmony. This educational goal is being implemented to a satisfactory degree in the educational setting and can be achieved through appropriate methods that bring a new dimension to the field of education. Many studies have been conducted in this direction with the aim of investigating traditional and modern teaching methods. Inspired by this effort, we decided to focus on studying the Project Method with the goal of gaining a deeper understanding of it and applying it in the classroom in the future. The reason we chose to focus on poetry is our observation that its teaching is not given particular emphasis. Recognizing the immense importance of the Literature course, we will attempt to demonstrate its relevance in the school setting and how a conscientious teacher who uses the Project method can help their students approach poetry in ways different from those used in school and develop aesthetic criteria that make them mature listeners. This paper aims to have students explore the pedagogical role played by the work of the poet K. Cavafy, as well as to highlight the cultural and social context in which the poet operated and to what extent this context can have practical applications and approaches in the contemporary educational process. In other words, to what extent, in today’s pluralistic and multicultural society, can literary works of the caliber of C. Cavafy’s inspire and shape character and consciousness? This study is centered on C. Cavafy’s poem “Ithaca.”

Σκοπός της Εκπαίδευσης είναι να συμβάλλει στην ολόπλευρη, αρμονική και ισόρροπη ανάπτυξη των διανοητικών και ψυχοσωματικών δυνάμεων των μαθητών, ώστε ανεξάρτητα από φύλο και καταγωγή, να έχουν τη δυνατότητα να εξελιχθούν σε ολοκληρωμένες προσωπικότητες και να ζήσουν αρμονικά. Ο παραπάνω σκοπός της εκπαίδευσης βρίσκει εφαρμογή σε ικανοποιητικό βαθμό στον εκπαιδευτικό χώρο και μπορεί να επιτευχθεί με τις κατάλληλες μεθόδους που προσδίδουν μια νέα διάσταση στο χώρο της αγωγής. Στην κατεύθυνση αυτή έχουν διεξαχθεί πολλές μελέτες με σκοπό τη διερεύνηση παραδοσιακών και σύγχρονων μεθόδων διδασκαλίας. Εμπνεόμενοι από την προσπάθεια αυτή αποφασίσαμε να ασχοληθούμε με τη μελέτη της μεθόδου Project με σκοπό τη βαθύτερη κατανόησή της και τη μελλοντική εφαρμογή της στο διδακτικό πεδίο. Ο λόγος που μάς έκανε να ασχοληθούμε με την ποίηση, είναι η διαπίστωση, ότι δε δίνεται ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στη διδασκαλία της. Γνωρίζοντας την τεράστια σημασία του μαθήματος της Λογοτεχνίας, θα προσπαθήσουμε να αποδείξουμε την ύπαρξή της στο χώρο του σχολείο και πως ο ευαισθητοποιημένος εκπαιδευτικός που χρησιμοποιεί τη μέθοδο Project, μπορεί να βοηθήσει τους μαθητές του να προσεγγίσουν την ποίηση  με διαφορετικούς τρόπους από αυτούς που χρησιμοποιούνται στο σχολείο και να αποκτήσουν αισθητικά κριτήρια που να τούς καθιστούν ώριμους ακροατές. Η εργασία στοχεύει στη διαπραγμάτευση από τους μαθητές του παιδαγωγικού ρόλου, που ασκεί το έργο του ποιητή Κ. Καβάφη, καθώς και στην ανάδειξη του πολιτιστικού και κοινωνικού υπόβαθρου κατά τη διάρκεια του οποίου έδρασε ο ποιητής και πόσο αυτό το υπόβαθρο μπορεί να έχει πρακτικές εφαρμογές και προσεγγίσεις στη σύγχρονη παιδαγωγική διαδικασία. Με άλλα λόγια, κατά πόσο στη σημερινή πλουραλιστική και πολυπολιτισμική κοινωνία μας, η λογοτεχνική παραγωγή του διαμετρήματος του Κ. Καβάφη μπορεί να αφυπνίζει και να διαπλάθει χαρακτήρες και συνειδήσεις. Η εξέλιξη της εργασίας πραγματοποιείται με κέντρο αναφοράς το ποίημα «Ιθάκη» του Κ. Καβάφη.

Author Biography

  • Eugenia Bazani, Director, 13th Primary School of Chalandri, Greece

    Director, 13th Primary School of Chalandri, Greece

    Evgenia Bazani, Director, 13th Primary School of Chalandri, Greece.

    Degrees:

    1. Main Degree: Department of Primary Education

    2. Additional degrees

    a) Second university degree Title: Philosophy – Pedagogy and Psychology

    b) Additional Degree Title: Human Resource Management and Administration

    3. Title of Teaching Institution: Marasleio Teaching Institution

    4. Postgraduate title. Title: Gender and Religion, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens – Department of Theology

    5. First Foreign Language: Title: French DELF (1st Degree & 2nd Degree) Educational Institution: French Embassy

    6. Additional Foreign Language Title: English and German

    7. Computer Knowledge: Level 1 and 2

    Literary and research work:

    "The position of women in the society of Mani"

    Experience from performing duties:

    Pedagogical Institute of Primary Education (01-09-2023 to 26-06-2024)

    Director of a school unit (16/11/2007 - 08/08/2011 at the 10th Primary School of Agia Paraskevi, 09/08/2011 - 31/07/2017 at the 5th Primary School of Chalandri, 01/08/2017 - 21/06/2023 at the 3rd Primary School of Vrilissia, 27-06-2024 to 31-07-2027 at the 13th Primary School of Chalandri).

    Eugenia Bazani 01-09-2026.

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