The Possibilities of Using the Chakavian Dialect in Kindergarten

Cilj je rada opisati načine i razmjer korištenja čakavskog narječja u odgojno-obrazovnom radu kod odgajateljica izvornih govornica čakavskog i onih koje ne govore čakavskim narječjem. Narječja predstavljaju važan segment kulturne baštine i tradicije određenog kraja, što zbog utjecaja globalizacije treba sačuvati. Jedan od načina je njegova primjena u odgojno-obrazovnom radu s djecom rane i predškolske dobi. Kako je to period intenzivna rasta i cjelovitog razvoja, posebna se pozornost u radu želi posvetiti izazovima primjene narječja u okviru jezično-komunikacijskog razvoja u institucionalnom okruženju. Provedenim istraživanjem zabilježena su promišljanja odgajateljica, te primjeri uporabe narječja iz njihove prakse. Iz podataka dobivenih intervjuiranjem ispitanica, zaključeno je da odgajateljice izvorne govornice čakavski koriste u aktivnostima vezanim za običaje kraja, te u interakcijama s djecom izvan aktivnosti. Odgajateljice koje ne govore čakavski ne koriste narječje u radu, a prednost daju standardnom jeziku.The goal of this paper is to describe the ways and the scale of Chakavian dialect use in native speaker preschool educators and those educators who do not speak Chakavian. Dialects represent an important segment of cultural heritage and traditions of a certain region, which should be preserved due to the influence of globalization. One way of achieving this, is its application in education of children of early and preschool age. As this is a period of intensive growth and hollistic development, special attention in this paper is devoted to the challenges of using dialects within the framework of language and communication development in an institutional environment. Educators' reflections and examples of the use of dialects from their practice were recorded through the conducted research. From the data obtained by interviewing the respondents, it was concluded that the native speaker educators use Chakavian in activities related to the customs of the region, and in interactions with children outside of activities. Educators who do not speak Chakavian do not use the dialect in their work, preferring the standard language