Recall the facts to make the choice.

1. During the Middle ages western society and education were heavily shaped by Islam [‘izla:m]/ Christianity.

2. Schools in monasteries and cathedrals offered elementary/secondary education.

3. The church provided some limited/great opportunities for the education of women in religious communities and convents.

4. Arabic learning had a great influence on Western education in the 12^th – 13^th/ 10^th – 11^th centuries.

5. Arab scholars preserved and translated into Arabic the works of such influential Greek scholars as Aristotle, Euclid, Ptolemy/ Plato, Socrates, Isocrates.

6. The Roman Catholic Church took charge of teaching the sons of nobility/ the serfs, entrusting that charge to monasteries or specially designated learning “centers”.

7. Medieval universities offered degrees in the natural sciences, philosophy, maths and astronomy/ liberal arts, theology, law and medicine.

8. The Renaissance reached its height in the 14^th./ 15^th century and was especially developed in Spain/ Italy.

9. The invention of the printing press/ written language made books more widely available and decreased/ increased literacy rates.

10. The most influential educator of the 17^th century was Jan Comenius who created a new educational philosophy, advised teachers to use more memorization/ children’s senses in instruction.

11. English philosopher John Locke recommended theoretical/ practical learning to prepare people to manage their social, economic and political affairs efficiently.

12. The Renaissance’s/ Enlightenment’s ideas had a significant impact on the early educational policy in the USA.

13. American educators stressed the importance of civic and utilitarian/ religious and privileged education to the citizens of a democratic nation.

4. Arrange the words in the box into 3 groups:

Church, Christianity, educator, medicine, scholar, astronomy, convent, archaeology, merchant, writer, maths, parish, history, scripture, president, law, Bible, philosopher.

IV. Speaking activities.

1. What events do the following dates refer to:

5^th – 15^th centuries; 10^th – early 11^th century; 12^th – 13^th centuries; 14^th – 15^th centuries; mid. 15^th century; 17^th century; 1631; 1658; 1659; 1690; 1697; 18^th century; 1775 – 1783.

2. Answer the questions:

1. Speak about the role of church in the medieval education development.

2. What education and training did people of different strata of society get during the Middle Ages?

3. What schools were people taught at?

4. Speak about the influence of Arabic learning on Western education.

5. When was Scholasticism developed? What were the main ideas of this philosophical and educational movement? Who was the most famous representative of Scholasticism?

6. What does the word “university” mean?

7. What were the distinguishing features of the Renaissance?

8. What innovations did J. Comenius and J. Locke introduce into educational theory of the 17^th century?

9. What is the education during the Enlightenment characterized with?

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