title: Learning about Swedish culture from Sven Nordqvist’s books (case-study: Pettson and Findus book series)
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metadata.value: Konopleva, Tatiana
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metadata.name: dc.contributor.author
metadata.value: Pechinkina, Olga
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2019-01-17T11:47:23Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2019-01-17T11:47:23Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2018-12
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metadata.value: Konopleva Т. О., Pechinkina O. V. Learning about Swedish culture from Sven Nordqvist’s books (case-study: Pettson and Findus book series). Scandinavian Philology, 2018, vol. 16, issue 2, pp. 340–355.
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metadata.value: 10.21638/11701/spbu21.2018.210
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/15274
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metadata.value: In a globalized world knowledge of values and peculiarities of other cultures
  becomes an indispensable condition for successful cross-cultural communication,
  promotes a deeper awareness of one’s own culture, develops tolerance and facilitates
  political, economic, cultural and other contacts between countries. One of the
  sources of acquiring background knowledge is literary text, in which authors recreate
  objective reality of their countries. Well-translated and nicely illustrated children
  literature allows readers to get acquainted with peculiarities of other cultures from
  a very early age. The aim of the article is to study the reflection of Swedish culture
  in Sven Nordqvist’s books written and illustrated for children. Nordqvist’s books,
  namely the book series about Pettson and Findus, have become popular all over the
  world. The main character named Pettson is an old Swedish farmer who lives on
  his own in a traditional red country house surrounded by a garden until the day
  when a restless kitten, whom Pettson without a moment’s hesitation calls Findus,
  appears in his ordered life. From that day on his main task is to ingeniously solve
  the problems which Findus gets into. Books about Pettson and Finds are translated
  into many languages, made into cartoons and educational programmes. Illustrations
  made by Sven Nordqvist make the books special as they supplement the textual
  information about Sweden, its geographical setting, benefits of living a rustic life,
  traditions, holidays, cuisine, inventions, etc. Sven Nordqvist manages to capture the
  spirit of living in Sweden all year round. He gives his readers the opportunity to get
  peculiar knowledge of Swedish culture, necessary for effective interaction with the
  representatives of a different cultural background.
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: en
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Scandinavian Philology;Volume 16; Issue 2
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Sven Nordqvist
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Swedish culture
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: cross-cultural communication
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: traditions
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metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Learning about Swedish culture from Sven Nordqvist’s books (case-study: Pettson and Findus book series)
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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