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• THE STORYTELLING CHAIR AS A TOOL TO DEVELOP THE ELABORATED LANGUAGE CODE IN STEP BY STEP ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION

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  Barbara Biró

  Tímea Ceglédi

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  133

  In the study, we investigate the storytelling chair, a pedagogical tool of Step by Step, a popular alternative educational format in Romania, using Basil Bernstein's theory of language codes. During the qualitative research conducted in the spring semester of the school year 2021/2022, we conducted observations and semi-structured individual interviews in a Hungarian-speaking school in Partium (Romania) with primary school teachers who use the storytelling chair every day (n=11). The interviews showed that the storytelling chair has elements that are characteristic of the elaborated code. The pedagogical tool under study dissolves the situational nature of comprehension, the children tell the story as the only one who knows it, thus playfully encouraging them to communicate their experiences to the class through a variety of linguistic means, while giving them the space to express themselves freely, without the "I" being subordinated to the "we". The storytelling chair brings the symbolism of home and school closer together, and language can help them build a bridge between the two worlds.

• REVIEW ABOUT GIGI FORTE’S BOOK ENTITLED „HUMANITY”

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  Adrienn Oravecz

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  107

  This book review presents Gigi Forte's autobiographically inspired 458-page book Humanity. The heroine of the story is Emma Erős, who was born with cerebral palsy. The author of the book review, Dr. Adrienn Oravecz, who was also born with cerebral palsy, consciously chose the quotes in the review, trusting that they will make the readers think. On the one hand, the book can also be read as a developmental novel, because the reader is involved in the story from the moment of Emma's birth until the end of her university studies. On the other hand, it is also excellent as a characterization, since in the work we get to know many teacher characters and their attitude towards Emma's disability. Quoting the writer's words the main message is the following: "I hope that Emma's character can serve as an example for my young peers that they can achieve their goals even against the odds, if they believe they can." (Gigi Forte, 2021, 458. ).

• HISTORY OF REJECTION AND ACCEPTANCE OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITES UP TO THE PRESENT DAY AND THEIR SITUATION IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM

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  Norbert Erdei

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  209

  The aim of this study is to make a review on people with disabilities in terms of acceptance and rejection from antiquity till the 21st century. It also focuses on students with special educational needs based on 21 empirical studies. Teachers have debates, but the question still remains unanswered: which educational form would be better for this group of students, the integrative or the segregative?