MODERN TEXTBOOK AS THE SOURCE OF MEDIA CREATIVITY AT THE UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE LESSON

Abstract

The Ukrainian language for the 5th grade textbook written by the team of authors A. Onatiy and T. Tkachuk (2022) is reviewed in the article as one of the means of forming media creative 5th grade students’ skills at the Ukrainian language lesson via the New Ukrainian School Programme. The scientific works of foreign and Ukrainian researchers on media education and media creativity as well as legislative documents regulating their distribution in Ukraine are described and analyzed. The similarities and differences in the scientific representation are determined. The meaning of the concepts of "media education", "media creativity", "text creation" is taken into cosideration in the context of the modern educational process. Due to relevance of a creative approach established through education in the New Ukrainian School the opportunities of all participants of the educational process (teacher and student) to realize their own potential and move away from traditional forms and methods of work are emphasized. The key role of the modern Ukrainian language textbook in forming of students’ media literacy and activating of cognitive function is announced. The principles by which the content of the educational publication was created and filled are characterized. The advisability of using the activity approach in preparing tasks and exercises leading to developing of the creative perception skills, comprehension, interpretation and creation of stories and media texts is demonstrated. The prospects of their usage in studying of the Ukrainian language are described. Attention is focused on the fact that samples of fiction form the aesthetic taste and illustrative material helps to stimulate interest to the educational process and broadens the child's outlook, enriches apprehension of the world. It is noted that the team of authors A. Onatiy and T. Tkachuk aims to form a conscious Ukrainian-speaking personality who will consider the native language not only as part of the world system but also as an separate structure that is constantly growing, renovating, developing and acquiring value. It is proved that being analyzed the Ukrainian language for the 5th grade textbook written by the team of authors A. Onatiy and T. Tkachuk contributes into forming and developing of media-creative students’ abilities and skills in the New Ukrainian School.