OBLICI USMENOG I PISMENOG IZRAŽAVANJA U ČITANKAMA ZA ČETVRTI RAZRED OSNOVNE ŠKOLE

The development, enrichment, and improvement of students’ oral expression skills are achieved through various exercises in grammar, literature, and speech culture classes. This paper discusses the representation of different forms of oral and written expression in textbooks, specifically focusing on the methodological apparatus accompanying literary texts for fourth-grade primary school students. The aim of the research was to identify the predominant forms of linguistic culture and explore their functionality in Serbian language teaching. The method of theoretical analysis was applied аnd the research sample comprised approved reading books for the fourth grade in the 2023/2024 school year. Based on the research results, it was concluded that basic forms of language culture (such as telling, retelling, and describing) are prevalent in reading books. Considering that literary texts provide various opportunities for oral expression, suggestions were made for more effectively integrating literature and language culture teaching, along with proposals for further enhancing oral expression and vocabulary enrichment among fourth-grade students.