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Literacy, Storytelling and Bilingualism in Asian Classrooms
by Alice Sterling HonigContrary to previously held beliefs that bilingualism wonder hinder cognitive and language development in children, research has shown that bilingual children show enhanced cognitive flexibility and an ability to better focus their attention. This book explores both emergent literacy and bilingualism in children in four Asian countries - Hong Kong, Singapore, Myanmar, and Taiwan, giving specific examples of how adults (including parents, teachers, and other education professionals) can use creative interaction – as opposed to rote learning – to increase children’s interest in learning English as a second language. This is especially important in the increasingly computer-connected world, where innovation can be key in making second language learning both interesting and effective.Specific contributions to this volume include a case study of Taiwanese families analyzing home videos of their children’s responses to the task of reading a Mandarin picture book; of vocabulary instruction in Hong Kong which requires children to gain triple language proficiency (Cantonese, English, and Mandarin); of the relation between Cantonese proficiency amongst 5 year olds in Hong Kong and their receptiveness to learning new English vocabulary; of the relation between English reading ability and Mandarin speaking ability amongst Singaporean children; of the importance of teachers’ sensitivity to gender differences among 6 year olds in Singapore learning English as a second language; of the active promotion of storytelling by teachers in Myanmar, in order to develop children’s interest in story structure, and to stimulate early language skills; and of an emphasis on family-based emergent literacy activities for children in Taiwan.This book was originally published as a special issue of Early Child Development and Care.
Literacy: A Critical Sourcebook
by Mike Rose Barry M. Kroll Ellen Cushman Eugene R. KintgenThis new collection of both landmark and current essays provides a comprehensive overview of the major themes and questions that shape literacy studies today. Literacy: A Critical Sourcebook is an indispensable reference tool for anyone interested in the field of literacy studies and ideally suited for use in a wide range of upper-division and graduate classes.
Literacy: A Redefinition
by Nancy J. Ellsworth Carolyn N. Hedley Anthony N. BarattaThe concepts of the past, centered more narrowly on traditional ways of learning to read and write, no longer suffice in a society that requires higher level skills from an increasingly diverse student population. Providing a new direction in literacy education, the chapters in this volume offer a revitalized perspective of literacy. They focus on the forms that literacy will take in the future, the influence of changing technologies and multimedia on curriculum and instructional practices, and on effective learning environments. These chapters incorporate the insights of researchers in several disciplines to examine ways of helping students develop the broad-based literacy skills they will need in order to participate fully in American society. Teachers, teacher educators, and others concerned with the future of nurturing and schooling will find challenging ideas for redefining instruction in literacy in this book.
Literacy: Passbooks Study Guide (New York State Teacher Certification Examination Series (NYSTCE) #Nt-49)
by National Learning CorporationThe New York State Teacher Certification Exams (NYSTCE) are required for all candidates seeking licensure in the State. The NYSTCE series consists of many different tests assessing skills and abilities necessary for teachers. The Passbook® for the Content Specialty Test in Literacy provides hundreds of multiple-choice questions in the areas that will likely be covered on your upcoming certification exam, including but not limited to: literacy skills and development; phonics; vocabulary; reading comprehension; reading instruction; and other related areas.
Literacy: Reading the Word & the World (Critical Studies in Education Series)
by Paulo Freire; Donaldo MacedoAt a time when popularizers of cultural literacy are prescribing a cultural canon for the purpose of prying open the `closed minds' of American youth . . . Literacy provides an articulate and courageous response. Harvard Educational Review Every chapter . . . asks teachers to thing again about how they teach, what they want for their pupils, and how to get on with it. Times Educational Supplement
Literacy: Reading the Word and the World (Critical Studies In Educationcritical Studies In Education)
by Paulo Freire Donaldo MacedoFreire and Macedo analyse the connection between literacy and politics according to whether it produces existing social relations, or introduces a new set of cultural practices that promote democratic and emancipatory change.
Literacy: Writing, Reading and Social Organisation (Routledge Library Editions: Literacy #16)
by John OxenhamOriginally published in 1980. The skills of reading and writing have been proclaimed as universal human rights. This book explores why this should be so. In particular, it examines whether or not the possession of reading or writing skills has, or has not, influenced the values and organisation of society. Viewing literacy as a technology, the author maintains that like all technologies, it is created by man for limited purposes. Nevertheless, given the right conditions, it can be used by man to change not only other technologies, but also himself and (in the end) all of his society. But like other technologies, literacy too may be subject to obsolescence which poses the all-important question of whether the advent of universal literacy has coincided with the redundancy of the written word.
Literale Praktiken und literarische Verstehensprozesse im Feld der Serialität: Eine rekonstruktive Studie
by Birgit SchlachterBirgit Schlachter begründet theoretisch und empirisch eine Theorie literaler Praktiken, die in praxeologischer und individuell-kognitiver Perspektive den außerschulischen Literalitätserwerb und die Interpretationskultur im Handlungsraum eines Online-Forums zur Jugendromantrilogie „Die Tribute von Panem“ fokussiert. Im Zuge der Rekonstruktion von literarischen Verstehensprozessen rücken insbesondere emotional-wertende Rezeptionsprozesse und deren Einfluss auf das Verstehen eines literarischen Textes in den Blick. Ausgangspunkt der GTM-Studie ist ein Serialitätskonzept, das auf der Textbasis von rund 50 mehrbändigen Serien und Zyklen der aktuellen Jugendliteratur entwickelt wurde und das literale Praktiken von Leserinnen und Lesern einschließt.
Literarily: How Understanding Bible Genres Transforms Bible Study
by Kristie AnyabwileDon&’t just read the Bible literally—read it Literarily.A lot of times, we treat Scripture like it&’s all the same from Genesis to Revelation. After all, it only has one Author. Isn&’t it just one big book, identical from beginning to end?While it&’s true that the Bible is unified, it is also diverse. The Bible can be grouped according to key categories, called genres, that help us to read and properly interpret the Scriptures. An understanding of these genres, and the literary themes and devices used within them, makes all the difference when encountering God&’s Word.Long-time Bible teacher Kristie Anyabwile discovered as she prepared her lessons that a single inductive approach doesn&’t do justice to the variety of genres that make up the Word of God. Because Scripture is a collection of writings that spans 1,500 years, many literary styles are represented and each must be taken into account for the fullest understanding of God&’s Word. Kristie shows you the immense value of studying the Bible literarily—that is, according to the literary style presented in a particular book, chapter, or passage. In Literarily, Kristie will take you through these eight distinct genres:LawHistoryProphecyPoetryGospelsEpistlesWisdomApocalypticThe Bible is an epic story that God has revealed to us through diverse genres and literary features. Its message and method are both meant to transform our hearts. Our goal as interpreters isn&’t to meld the Scriptures into a bland conglomerate, but to recognize the multiple forms in which God&’s Word comes to us. In so doing, we&’ll encounter the ongoing story of Jesus&’s redemption and learn how He calls His people to live in our complex world today.
Literarily: How Understanding Bible Genres Transforms Bible Study
by Kristie AnyabwileDon&’t just read the Bible literally—read it Literarily.A lot of times, we treat Scripture like it&’s all the same from Genesis to Revelation. After all, it only has one Author. Isn&’t it just one big book, identical from beginning to end?While it&’s true that the Bible is unified, it is also diverse. The Bible can be grouped according to key categories, called genres, that help us to read and properly interpret the Scriptures. An understanding of these genres, and the literary themes and devices used within them, makes all the difference when encountering God&’s Word.Long-time Bible teacher Kristie Anyabwile discovered as she prepared her lessons that a single inductive approach doesn&’t do justice to the variety of genres that make up the Word of God. Because Scripture is a collection of writings that spans 1,500 years, many literary styles are represented and each must be taken into account for the fullest understanding of God&’s Word. Kristie shows you the immense value of studying the Bible literarily—that is, according to the literary style presented in a particular book, chapter, or passage. In Literarily, Kristie will take you through these eight distinct genres:LawHistoryProphecyPoetryGospelsEpistlesWisdomApocalypticThe Bible is an epic story that God has revealed to us through diverse genres and literary features. Its message and method are both meant to transform our hearts. Our goal as interpreters isn&’t to meld the Scriptures into a bland conglomerate, but to recognize the multiple forms in which God&’s Word comes to us. In so doing, we&’ll encounter the ongoing story of Jesus&’s redemption and learn how He calls His people to live in our complex world today.
Literary Blunders: A Chapter in the "History of Human Error"
by Henry B. WheatleyLinguist Wheatley discusses typographical errors, "Irish bulls," deliberate and accidental misquotations, poor translations from other languages into English and vice versa, and errors of fact in student papers and examinations.
Literary Criticism: A Concise Political History
by Joseph NorthSince the global turn to neoliberalism in the 1970s, movements in literary studies have been diagnostic rather than interventionist: scholars have developed techniques for analyzing culture but have retreated from attempts to transform it. For Joseph North, a genuinely interventionist criticism is a central task facing scholars on the Left today.
Literary Forms Lesson 1 To 24
by Annamalai UniversityLiterature is a progressive mark of Man's civilization. It is an art that employs the medium of language but it is not just to communicate meaning in order to advance knowledge. It most appropriately preserves the treasures of the mind and soul. Yet the word literature commonly carries with it a clear suggestion of delimitation. How is the boundary drawn between a book on cookery and Paradise Lost or some other masterpiece? The border between the two is an area of uncertainly. Charles Lamb, the Romantic prose writer went to the extent of excluding the works of Hume and Gibbon together with almanacs and directories. On the other hand, Hallam included jurisprudence, theology and even medicine under the general head of literature.
Literary Knowing and the Making of English Teachers: The Role of Literature in Shaping English Teachers’ Professional Knowledge and Identities
by Brenton Doecke Lyn Yates Philip Mead Wayne Sawyer Larissa McLean DaviesAt a time when knowledge is being 're-valued' as central to curriculum concerns, subject English is being called to account. Literary Knowing and the Making of English Teachers puts long-standing debates about knowledge and knowing in English in dialogue with an investigation of how English teachers are made in the 21st century. This book explores, for the first time, the role of literature in shaping English teachers’ professional knowledge and identities by examining the impacts, in particular, of their own school teaching in their ‘making’. The voices of early career English teachers feature throughout the work, in a series of vignettes providing reflective accounts of their professional learning. The authors bring a range of disciplinary expertise and standpoints to explore the complexity of knowledge and knowing in English. They ask: How do English teachers negotiate competing curriculum demands? How do they understand literary knowledge in a neoliberal context? What is core English knowledge for students, and what role should literature play in the contemporary curriculum? Drawing on a major longitudinal research project, they bring to light what English teachers see as central to their work, the ways they connect teaching with their disciplinary training, and how their understandings of literary practice are contested and reimagined in the classroom. This innovative work is essential reading for scholars and postgraduate students in the fields of teacher education, English education, literary studies and curriculum studies.
Literary Neurodiversity Studies: Current and Future Directions (Literary Disability Studies)
by Bradley J. IrishThis book is a concise but comprehensive introduction to the field of literary neurodiversity studies, a growing approach to literary criticism that has emerged in the past decade. Its three parts are designed to: 1) introduce readers both to the general concept of neurodiversity and to current outlooks, approaches, and key scholarship from literary neurodiversity studies; 2) to present one possible vision of the future of literary neurodiversity studies, by offering an argument about how the field might further entwine with more general research on literary cognition, literary emotion, and literary sensation; and 3) to model for readers how one might perform a neurological reading of a literary text, by offering a sustained analysis of Shakespeare’s Othello. It also contains an extensive bibliography of existing scholarship from literary neurodiversity studies, which will provide an indispensable resource for new and experienced researchers in the field.
Literary Practices As Social Acts: Power, Status, and Cultural Norms in the Classroom
by Cynthia LewisThis book examines the social codes and practices that shape the literary culture of a combined fifth/sixth-grade classroom. It considers how the social and cultural contexts of classroom and community affect four classroom practices involving literature--read aloud, peer-led literature discussions, teacher-led literature discussions, and independent reading--with a focus on how these practices are shaped by discourse and rituals within the classroom and by social codes and cultural norms beyond the classroom. This book's emphasis on intermediate students is particularly important, given the dearth of studies in the field of reading education that focus on readers at the edge of adolescence.
Literary Reading, Cognition and Emotion: An Exploration of the Oceanic Mind (Routledge Studies In Rhetoric And Stylistics Ser. #1)
by Michael BurkeThis work seeks to chart what happens in the embodied minds of engaged readers when they read literature. Despite the recent stylistic, linguistic, and cognitive advances that have been made in text-processing methodology and practice, very little is known about this cultural-cognitive process and especially about the role that emotion plays. Burk’s theoretical and empirical study focuses on three central issues: the role emotions play in a core cognitive event like literary text processing; the kinds of bottom-up and top-down inputs most prominently involved in the literary reading process; and what might be happening in the minds and bodies of engaged readers when they experience intense or heightened emotions: a phenomenon sometimes labelled "reader epiphany." This study postulates that there is a free-flow of bottom-up and top-down affective, cognitive inputs during the engaged act of literary reading, and that reading does not necessarily begin or end when our eyes apprehend the words on the page. Burke argues that the literary reading human mind might best be considered both figuratively and literally, not as computational or mechanical, but as oceanic.
Literary Studies Deconstructed: A Polemic
by Catherine ButlerLiterary Studies Deconstructed critiques the state of Literary Studies in the modern university and argues for its comprehensive reconstruction. It argues that Literary Studies as currently practised avoids engaging with much of literary experience and prioritises instead the needs of critics as a professional community: to teach and assess students, to demonstrate the creation of knowledge, and to meet the demands of governments, funders and other bodies. The result is that many areas centrally important to lay readers are largely omitted from critical discussion. Moreover, critical writing and its conventions are framed so as to mask and repress the subject’s contradictions. This lively and provocative book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students with an interest in the critical profession or literary theory, as well as to Literary Studies academics.
Literary Studies and the Philosophy of Literature
by Andrea Selleri Philip GaydonThis book is about the interaction between literary studies and the philosophy of literature. It features essays from internationally renowned and emerging philosophers and literary scholars, challenging readers to join them in taking seriously the notion of interdisciplinary study and forging forward in new and exciting directions of thought. It identifies that literary studies and the philosophy of literature address similar issues: What is literature? What is its value? Why do I care about characters? What is the role of the author in understanding a literary work? What is fiction as opposed to non-fiction? Yet, genuine, interdisciplinary interaction remains scarce. This collection seeks to overcome current obstacles and seek out new paths for exploration.
Literary Study of the Bible: An Introduction
by Christopher HodgkinsThe most comprehensive and accessible introduction to scriptural art yet written Literary Study of the Bible: An Introduction approaches each book of the Bible (including several of the apocrypha) with non-sectarian literary questions, exploring the meanings that the Bible reveals when we read it like a poem, narrative, or play. As a unique hybrid of introductory guide, essential handbook, historical survey, and absorbing commentary, this book fills a gap in literary Bible study with its fresh perspectives on the biblical writers’ many arts. Readers will engage in wide range of textual approaches and interpretive traditions through this broadly informed, accessibly written text. Dr. Christopher Hodgkins has taught Literary Study of the Bible for 25 years, over which time he has field-tested the many lenses—of genre, image, language, characterization, plot, and craft—used throughout this book. Tracing the sources, composition, and influences of the Biblical text, this book places the Bible in a tradition of ancient near eastern, Hebrew, and Hellenistic literary art, giving new depth to the way we understand the familiar stories of scripture. Unlike other literary introductions to the Bible, this book uniquely combines these elements: Approaches the Bible as a richly collaborative and coherent work of literary art, exploring how earlier books influence the creation and interpretation of later ones Provides illuminating commentary supplemented by explanatory textboxes, maps, illustrations, and study questions to enhance interest and expand learning Introduces poetic and narrative devices like doubling, juxtaposition, and irony within the context of scriptural art and editorial design Gives extensive attention to each biblical book, resulting in the most comprehensive introduction to literary Bible study to date Presents these materials through an accessible and lively text permeated with references to both high and popular culture Literary Study of the Bible will be a welcome addition to personal, school, college, and congregational libraries, as well as an excellent text for students of the Bible in both secular and faith-based settings.
Literary Theory and the New Testament (The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library)
by Michal Beth DinklerA comprehensive case for a fresh literary approach to the New Testament For at least a half century, scholars have been adopting literary approaches to the New Testament inspired by certain branches of literary criticism and theory. In this important and illuminating work, Michal Beth Dinkler uses contemporary literary theory to enhance our understanding and interpretation of the New Testament texts. Dinkler provides an integrated approach to the relation between literary theory and biblical interpretation, employing a wide range of practical theories and methods. This indispensable work engages foundational concepts and figures, the historical contexts of various theoretical approaches, and ongoing literary scholarship into the twenty-first century. In Literary Theory and the New Testament, Dinkler assesses previous literary treatments of the New Testament and calls for a new phase of nuanced thinking about New Testament texts as both ancient and literary.
Literary Vistas & Macbeth (Optional English) For B.A. Sem-I - Bangalore University
by Vasantha SeriesAs per the New CBCS Syllabus of I Sem. B.A. - Bangalore University. Also Useful for Semester Schemes of All Other Universities.
Literary Vistas & Novel (Optional English) for B.A. Sem-II - Bangalore University
by Vasantha SeriesAs per the New CBCS Syllabus of Literary Vistas & Novel British Literature (1340 - 1830) and Facets of Language & EMMA II Semester B.A. Optional English Bangalore University. Also Useful for Semester Schemes of All Other Universities.
Literary Vistas and Hard Times (Optional English) For B.A. Sem-III - Bangalore University
by Vasantha SeriesAs per the New CBCS Syllabus of III Sem. B.A. - Bangalore University. Also Useful for Semester Schemes of All Other Universities.
Literary analysis for English Literature for the IB Diploma: Skills for Success
by Angela Stancar Johnson Carolyn P. HenlyBuild confidence in a range of key literary analysis techniques and skills with this practical companion, full of advice and guidance from experienced experts.- Build analysis techniques and skills through a range of strategies, serving as a useful companion throughout the course - from critical-thinking, referencing and citation and the development of a line of inquiry to reflecting on the writing process and constructing essays for Paper 1 and Paper 2- Develop skills in how to approach a text using literary analysis strategies and critical theory, for both unseen literary texts (the basis of Paper 1) and texts studied in class - Learn how to engage with texts so that you can write convincingly and passionately about literature through active reading, note-taking, asking questions, and developing a personal response to texts- Concise, clear explanations help students navigate the IB requirements, including advice on assessment objectives and how literary analysis weaves through Paper 1, Paper 2, the HL Essay, Individual Oral and the Learner Profile- Engaging activities are provided to test understanding of each topic and develop skills for the exam - guiding answers are available to check responses