miércoles, 30 de enero de 2013

TEACHING LITERATURE (6/12/12)

What is literature?

It is the art of written work and can, in some circumstances, refer exclusively to published sources. The wordliterature literally means "things made from letters".

Why should we teach literature?

  • To inspire curiosity
  • To insist that students take care with their approaches, words and responses.
  • To give students a vocabulary for discussing things that are complex, which is ultimately about socializing them to talk, think, and feel in ways that allow them to be upwardly mobile.
  • To offer students a break from the other demands on their lives: They wouldn't be reading if I didn't assign them the reading.

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