Teaching Literature in the World Language Classroom - A Practical Guide That Uses Blooms Taxonomy to Enhance Learning

Teaching Literature in the World Language Classroom presents a five-stage methodology for teaching literature in language curriculum that repurposes Bloom's original and revised taxonomy to promote the language acquisition process and spark other types of learning.

List of contents

Preface: In Defense of Teaching Literature in the World Language Classroom
Introduction: Repurposing Bloom's Taxonomy for Teaching Literature in the World Language Classroom
Chapter 1: Text Selection, Preparation, and Initiation: Recognize, Contextualize, Remember
Chapter 2: Beginning Literary Analysis: Describe, Identify, Understand
Chapter 3: Intermediate Literary Analysis: Interpret, Analyze, Examine
Chapter 4: Advanced Literary Analysis: Synthesize, Compare, Evaluate
Chapter 5: Reflective and Creative Engagement: Relate, Create, Produce
Conclusion: From Theory to Practice-Applying Our Methodology to a Sample Literary Text
Index

About the author

Kelly Comfort holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of California, Davis. She is a professor of Spanish in the School of Modern Languages at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Abigail Scharf has completed her B.A. in Spanish and psychology from the University of Miami and her M.S. in applied languages and intercultural studies from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is currently pursuing a J.D. at The George Washington University Law School.

Summary

Teaching Literature in the World Language Classroom presents a five-stage methodology for teaching literature in language curriculum that repurposes Bloom’s original and revised taxonomy to promote the language acquisition process and spark other types of learning.

Product details

• Authors: Kelly Comfort, Kelly (Georgia Institute of Technology) S Comfort, Comfort Kelly, Abigail Scharf
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032941905
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3294190-5
• No. of pages: 120
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; EDUCATION / General, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / General, EDUCATION / Bilingual Education, Sociolinguistics, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques, Language acquisition, Teaching of a specific subject, Language teaching and learning, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT), Bilingualism and multilingualism