Flinders University Department of Language Studies - Modern Greek
Abstract
Please note: This article is in Greek. Cinema as a text in teaching literature in Greek school: Cinema is a universal language
which affects on people and especially students and shapes their perception of
the world. Thus in many countries critical understanding of film and television program
is considered as an integral part of literacy. Film literacy is included in school curriculum
and the commonalities between literature and audiovisual storytelling have been
recognized. The audiovisual education, media literacy and film education are goals of
the school, either they occur in classes independently or they penetrate other subjects
such as language, literature, history, etc. Nevertheless in Greek school the cinema and
audiovisual education was absent from the school curriculum. This paper examines
the position of the film education in secondary schools in Greece and explores the
introduction of film as a text included in the curriculum of the subject of literature
