INTEGRATION OF CROSS-DISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS IN UKRAINIAN LITERATURE LESSONS AS A MEANS OF DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING

Abstract

The article examines the issue of integrating interdisciplinary connections in Ukrainian literature lessons as an effective tool for developing students’ critical thinking. The author emphasizes the relevance of critical thinking formation within the framework of the modern school and the competency-based approach defined by the State Standard of Basic Secondary Education in Ukraine.

Theoretical foundations of the concept of "critical thinking" are analyzed, and the potential of Ukrainian literature as a subject for its development is characterized. The article outlines methodological approaches to integrating Ukrainian literature with history, the arts, ethics, foreign languages, and other disciplines. It is argued that interdisciplinary integration in the context of literature teaching creates favorable conditions for the development of critical thinking, increases students’ cognitive engagement, promotes interdisciplinary thinking culture, and cultivates personal responsibility for decision-making.