@article{Daszkiewicz_Sousa_Łockiewicz_Lino_Piechowska_Fuertes_Wawrzyniak-Śliwska_Costa-Pereira_2020, title={Comparative analysis of the approach to L1 oracy in Polish and Portuguese early education curricula}, volume={20}, url={https://l1research.org/article/view/194}, DOI={10.17239/L1ESLL-2020.20.01.08}, abstractNote={<p>The aim of our paper is to describe and examine the approach to oracy in core curricula in two European countries: Poland and Portugal. In the paper, we examine kindergarten and early education L1 curricula, identifying their strengths and weaknesses, similarities and differences, and discuss theoretical positions that support the guiding documents of the educational activities in the two countries.</p> <p>Though Polish and Portuguese early education recommendations and obligations include teaching oracy, the importance they put on its development is quite dissimilar. Polish legislation focuses on teaching literacy. The term “oracy” is not used, and oracy itself is treated as a sub-category with specific require-ments concerning most elementary forms of expression, e. g. naming or answering questions. Portuguese legislation lists orality among four main educational components, together with reading and writing, liter-ary education, and grammar. The term “orality” corresponds to oracy, and is treated as a tool for both expression and comprehension, and a prerequisite for advanced cognitive skills.</p> <p>We think that the development of oracy in early education should be considered a priority, together with the development of literacy, taking into account its importance for the children’s future academic achievement and active citizenship.</p>}, number={1}, journal={L1-Educational Studies in Language and Literature}, author={Daszkiewicz, Michał and Sousa, Otilia and Łockiewicz, Marta and Lino, Dalila and Piechowska, Martyna and Fuertes, Marina J. and Wawrzyniak-Śliwska, Magdalena and Costa-Pereira, Teresa}, year={2020}, month={Jun.}, pages={1–17} }