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govorniške predvaje
The progymnásmata as we tend to present them may be seen as
something new or even odd in the context of Slovenian education.
But we mustn’t forget that these exercises were (and still are) a con-
stitutive part of a western educational tradition. Their value lies in
a very precise structuring that appears in the form of lists of explic-
it instructions. Moreover, preliminary exercises present a natural se-
quence of assignments in reading, writing and public performance,
which gradually increase in difficulty. Therefore, to this day, they still
remain very effective exercises that can provide students with verbal
skills in the broadest sense.
108
The progymnásmata as we tend to present them may be seen as
something new or even odd in the context of Slovenian education.
But we mustn’t forget that these exercises were (and still are) a con-
stitutive part of a western educational tradition. Their value lies in
a very precise structuring that appears in the form of lists of explic-
it instructions. Moreover, preliminary exercises present a natural se-
quence of assignments in reading, writing and public performance,
which gradually increase in difficulty. Therefore, to this day, they still
remain very effective exercises that can provide students with verbal
skills in the broadest sense.
108
