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Teaching and Learning English Literature (Paperback)
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Teaching and Learning English Literature (Paperback)
Series: Teaching & Learning the Humanities in HE series
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'It is scarcely possible to imagine a truly educated person who
cannot read well. Yet it is not clear how or even if courses in
literature actually work. How can teachers of English help students
in their developmental journey toward becoming skillful readers and
educated persons? This is the complex question that Chambers and
Gregory address in Teaching and Learning English Literature. The
authors consider practical matters such as course design and
student assessment but do not shirk larger historical and
theoretical issues. In a lucid and non-polemical fashion - and
occasionally with welcome humor - Chambers and Gregory describe the
what, why, and how of "doing" literature, often demonstrating the
techniques they advocate. Veteran teachers will find the book
rejuvenating, a stimulus to examining purposes and methods;
beginning teachers may well find it indispensable' - Professor
William Monroe, University of Houston 'The transatlantic
cooperation of Ellie Chambers and Marshall Gregory has produced an
outstanding book that ought to be on the shelves of anyone involved
in the teaching of English Literature, as well as anyone engaged in
the scholarship of teaching and learning in general or in any
discipline. As they say, "the teaching of English Literature plays
a central role in human beings' search for meaning" although others
in other disciplines may make this claim for theirs too. If so,
they will still learn a great deal from this book; anyone looking
for no more than a means of satisfying the demands of governments
that look for simplistic quality measures and economic relevance,
let them look elsewhere. This is a book for now and for all times'
- Professor Lewis Elton, Visiting Professor, University of
Manchester, Honorary Professor, University College London This is
the third in the series Teaching and Learning the Humanities in
Higher Education. The book is for beginning and experienced
teachers of literature in higher education. The authors present a
comprehensive overview of teaching English literature, from setting
teaching goals and syllabus-planning through to a range of student
assessment strategies and methods of course or teacher evaluation
and improvement. Particular attention is paid to different teaching
methods, from the traditional classroom to newer collaborative
work, distance education and uses of electronic technologies. All
this is set in the context of present-day circumstances and agendas
to help academics and those in training become more informed and
better teachers of their subject. The book includes: - how
literature as a discipline is currently understood and constituted
- what it means to study and learn the subject - what 'good
teaching' is, with fewer resources for teaching, larger student
numbers, an emphasis on 'user-pay' principles and vocationalism.
This is an essential text for teachers of English Literature in
universities and colleges worldwide. The Teaching & Learning in
the Humanities series, edited by Ellie Chambers and Jan Parker, is
for beginning and experienced lecturers. It deals with all aspects
of teaching individual arts and humanities subjects in higher
education. Experienced teachers offer authoritative suggestions on
how to become critically reflective about discipline-specific
practices.
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