Literary Learning - Teaching the English Major

Informationen zum Autor Sherry Lee Linkon is Professor of English and American Studies and Co-director of the Center for Working-Class Studies at Youngstown State University. Her books include Teaching Working Class; Steeltown USA: Work and Memory in Youngstown (with John Russo); and New Working-Class Studies (edited with John Russo). Klappentext What do English majors need to learn? How can we help them develop the skills and knowledge they need? By identifying the habits of mind that literary scholars use in their own research and writing, Sherry Lee Linkon articulates the strategic knowledge that lies at the heart of the discipline, offering important insights and models for beginning and experienced teachers. Zusammenfassung Makes literary thinking visible Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface One: The Literary Mind Two: Making Literary Thinking Visible Three: Course Design for Literary Learning Four: Analyzing Students' Learning Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Sherry Lee Linkon
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.10.2011
• EAN: 9780253223562
• ISBN: 978-0-253-22356-2
• No. of pages: 182
• Series: Scholarship of Teaching and Le; Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies