The possibilities of a functional approach in mother tongue teaching

Abstract

The problems of mother tongue education in Hungary are long-standing and persistent. Pupils find the classes
useless and boring, and they benefit almost nothing from them. A functional approach offers new possibilities. The
teaching practices of Hungarian as a mother tongue and those of foreign languages could be combined. It would be
useful and important to design parallel curricula for these school subjects to promote language awareness and
linguistic sensitivity in students.