Gavora, Peter2014-12-092014-12-092014Studia Edukacyjne, nr 30, 2014, s. 287-301978-83-232-2756-41233-6688http://hdl.handle.net/10593/12338The purpose of this paper is to describe aspects of the textbook that a novice textbook learner has to recognize and use in order to make learning efficient. These aspects are (a) text genre, (b) special language, (c) navigation through the textbook, and (d) textbook tasks. The paper culminates in describing and analyzing thinking operations the textbook learner has to utilize in order to carry out the textbook tasks. The description of textbook elements and processes is anchored in the context of socialization of the child into the printed culture.entextbook learningnovice textbook learnerconcept about the textbooktextbook genretextbook languagenavigation through the textbooktask operationsArtykułhttps://doi.org/10.14746/se.2014.30.16