Research of Comprehension of the Novel Babička by Promary School Students: Comparison between Critical Edition and Edition Updated to Modern Language

Abstract

The article summarises the procedures and results of the research that was conducted by means of methodological tests. The tests were presented to primary school students.

The research was focused on understanding selected passages of the novel Babička by Božena Němcová. The passages were taken from critical edition and from edition updated to modern Czech.

Keywords

• edition of a text
• text comprehension
• classical literature
• language updates