FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN CURRICULA: EUROPEAN MODELS AND CROATIAN AMBITIONS

U uvodnome dijelu rada daje se sažet povijesni pregled kretanja u nastavi stranih jezika vezanih uz kurikul i ciljeve učenja. U drugome se dijelu iznose rezultati analize 11 europskih kurikula s obzirom na različite aspekte uključenosti stranih jezika u obvezno obrazovanje. Analize su provedene u sklopu znanstvenog projekta Kompetencije za društvo znanja i razvoj nacionalnog kurikuluma u Hrvatskoj. Nakon analiza pojedinačnih kurikula, kurikuli se uspoređuju. U trećem dijelu rada, a na temelju uvida stečenih analizom europskih kurikula, iznosi se niz preporuka za Hrvatsku.The introductory part of the article provides a concise historical overview of the position of foreign language teaching relating to curriculum and learning aims. The second part gives the results of analysis of 11 European curricula in relation to various aspects of involvement of foreign language in compulsory education. The analyses were carried out as part of the research project Competences for the Knowledge Society and Development of the National Curriculum in Croatia. After analyzing individual curricula, they are compared. The third part of the article expresses a number of recommendations for Croatia based on the fi ndings in the analysis of European curricula