Theories of teaching literature

Theories of learning and teaching what do they mean for. Literary theory internet encyclopedia of philosophy. A userfriendly guide 2006 that, theory can help us learn to see ourselves and our world in valuable new ways, ways that can influence how we educate. Granted, i am now only teaching my 5th class ever, and showalter does note that in practice, all of us combine variations of these theories, and apply them intuitively in. Sep 07, 2015 es also draws attention to our understanding, as experts of literature, of narration and our role as the classroom narrators of our courses. Our goal is to feature practical articles on best classroom practices, including the use of the internet and other technology. What do theorists say about teaching children to read. However, literary scholarship since the 19th century often includesin addition to, or even instead of literary theory in the strict senseconsiderations of intellectual history, moral philosophy, social prophecy, and other interdisciplinary themes which. Teaching literary theory and teaching writing sage books. Teaching and learning theories tomorrows professor. Using different delivery approaches, combined with practical activities, will help reach the different learning preferences of the individuals you are teaching. The paper through this evaluation attempts to explore how poststructuralist critical theories for literary analysis support the pedagogies which are recommended for the effective and dynamic. To teach is to be battered scrutinized, and drained, day after day.

A combination of reading theories and instructional approaches may be the best approach to teaching children to read. It may be useful for a small percentage of children with severe reading disabilities, but its value has not been. These theories posit that human learners are much more than pigeons and rats where a stimulusresponse approach can be used to condition certain behaviors. Written by leading academic, prolific author and cultural journalist, elaine showalter original and provocative reflections on. The overall goal of a reading program should be to help children develop the skills and strategies they need for reading while nurturing a love of reading and exposing children to a variety of reading materials. Different views of language teaching lead to different views as to what the essential skills of teaching are, and to different approaches to the preparation of teachers.

Jan 07, 2002 teaching literature is an inspirational guidebook for all teachers of english and american literature in higher education. These new theories and their potential for teaching are discussed below. However, dont get too concerned thinking you must teach in a certain way because a theorist. Therefore, the traditional approaches to teaching literature have been replaced with modern approaches. Skinner, suggests that all behavior is a response to an external stimulus.

As with teaching in general, language teaching can be conceived in many different ways for example, as a science, a technology, a craft, or an art. The two met at the university of iowa in the late 1930s, and by 1940 had begun writing the book. The book will combine stories of teaching experiences, my own and others, with an introduction to literary theory for teachers. By choosing the right material and by emphasizing rote methods of learning, according to that theory, one disciplines. Contemporary childrens literature program to upper primary school. Theories of teaching in language teaching chapter 2. This quotation captures the essence of a need for understanding of mathematics developmental theory and a need for understanding of learning theories appropriate to the teaching and learning of math.

Benchmarks for learning and teaching benchmarks for learning knowledge teaching moving from passive absorption of information individual activity individual differences among students seen as problems what. Teaching and learning theories tomorrows professor postings. It also revealed that teaching strategies were used to address the different learning skills. There are many different theories regarding the way people learn. Moreover, lecture discussion was found to be the most effective strategy in the teaching of literature. Every student of literature needs to understand how to use literary theory to analyse and interpret the text. What about special theories of teaching remedial reading. There is the transfer theory which treats knowledge as a commodity to be transferred from one vessel to another. As the value of theory stock began to rise dramatically about thirty years ago in a bull market that still persists many teachers of literature back then and. Page history last edited by richard beach 6 months, 4 weeks ago. Application of literary theory in teaching literaturea.

A userfriendly guide 2006 that, theory can help us learn to see ourselves and our world in valuable. Literary theory literary theory is the body of ideas and methods we use in the practical reading of literature. We will consider the end point of teaching literaturewhat we want students to take away from our classes. Literary theory and teaching of literature the current study argues that poststructuralist literary theory through its emphasis on reader can help to achieve the aims of modern pedagogies stated above and can also help to overcome the limitations of the traditional approaches towards the teaching of literature. Have students analyze diverse media forms for their strengths and weaknessesand involve both classic and digital forms 3. Deborah appleman a very basic way of thinking about literary theory is that these ideas act as different lenses critics use to view and talk about art, literature, and even culture. Introduction to the most important theories of teaching. Both are missing in many math education environments. Apr, 2020 literary theories were developed as a means to understand the various ways people read texts. Most agree that for all pupils to have an equal experience in education, teachers must adapt their teaching styles so that everyone benefits within the classroom. Have students turn essays into videos into podcasts into letters into simplycoded games into. I will take this classification as my starting point, illustrating it with examples from.

Theories of teaching literature from teaching literature. Application of literary theory in teaching literaturea case study. Teaching literature is an inspirational guidebook for all teachers of english and american literature in higher education. Pedagogy, study of teaching methods, including the aims of education and the ways in which such goals may be achieved. Jan 26, 2014 elaine showalters second chapter theories of teaching literature teaching literature 2003 has once again made me realize that i have no exact pedagogy when i teach. There are a number of helpful teaching theories including eriksons socioemotional development and gardners multiple intelligences. All literary theories are lenses through which we can see texts. Showalter, theories of teaching literature from teaching literature 4. There is the shaping theory which treats teaching as a process of shaping or moulding students to a predetermined pattern. Constructing a course outline and organizing reading list teaching literature to adolescents. Showalter is a now retired professor of english at princeton, perhaps most well known for her 1979 work towards a. The moral philosophical approach was the second most favored approach employed in the teaching of literature component in classroom.

Eric clearinghouse on reading and communication skills urbana il. Our readers seek to more effectively transfer their. Use combinations of mediaclassic and modern together, leveraging one against the other 2. Literary theories challenges the outdated notion that theory is something separable from the act of reading and interpretation and, believing that the best way to learn is through practical application, plunges the student into the midst of a range of critical readings. Twenty first century is regarded as the age of globalization, transnationalism and telecommunication. There is the shaping theory which treats teaching as a process of shaping. Written by leading academic, prolific author and cultural journalist, elaine showalter original and provocative reflections on teaching literature in higher education. Different approaches and theories on teaching style. After all, theory is practiced, whether by a young child facing a plate full of different foods or a teacher in front of a class on the first day.

A sampling of critical lenses literary theories were developed as a means to understand the various ways people read texts. Still, i take hope from the articles in this issue that we can dare to teach literature as a theory of what literature and reading are all about, a theory that deserves to. Transactional theory in the teaching of literature. Therefore, a case is made for a practiceoriented theory which addresses the specific challenges faced by learners and teachers working with literary texts in elt.

Elaine showalters teaching literature higher education. Jane tompkins, a life in school, 1 collected below are my notes on reading elaine showalters teaching literature, first published in 2003. Literary theories were developed as a means to understand the various ways people read texts. The field relies heavily on educational psychology, which encompasses scientific theories of learning, and to some extent on the philosophy of education, which considers the aims and value of education from a philosophical perspective. Undergraduate teaching has received considerable attention in literature in terms of methods used, innovative ideas and outcomes. Text can be read as an authors unresolved issues in life, resulting in hisher evident work. He subscribed to a pragmatist theory which placed the learner as the focus rather than the teacher. Theories of teachingintroduction kerlinger1965 has defined the terms theory of teaching. Literary theory in a strict sense is the systematic study of the nature of literature and of the methods for analyzing literature.

English literature teaching since students can benefit a lot from understanding critical theory, as lois tyson points out in critical theory today. This goes in line with the national philosophy of education to integrate more humanistic values among the students, as included in the kbsm integrated curriculum for secondary school. Aug 15, 20 literary theories and approaches simplified version 1. We opted for a number of selected literary and cultural theories and do not try to cover each and all of them, although you will be. Have students analyze diverse media forms for their strengths and weaknessesand involve both classic and digital forms. These courses foreground theoretical approaches or methodological developments, including how they affect formal or historical topics. In analyzing literary works within a conceptual framework, the student needs the freedom to choose from a variety of critical standpoints and to discover.

These theories will help you reach your students in a way that will help them to learn. Theory of literature is a book on literary scholarship by rene wellek, of the structuralist prague school, and austin warren, a selfdescribed old new critic. Teaching and learning theories, and teaching methods used. The literature in medical education suggests a myriad of approaches through which this issue can be addressed, with theories of behaviorism, neobehaviorism, gestaltism, cognitivism and humanism offering some pertinent guidelines.

Elaine showalters second chapter theories of teaching literature teaching literature 2003 has once again made me realize that i have no exact pedagogy when i teach. Looks either at the psychological motivations of the characters or. The opinions expressed in this work are those of the author and do not. Theories of teaching literature from teaching literature by elaine showalter 3 methods of teaching literature methods of teaching literature from teaching literature by elaine showalter 45 literaturebased instruction planning and organizing literature instruction activity. Some are called cognitive learning theories, because they take into consideration the conscious thinking abilities of a human being.

In the classroom, behaviorism is the theory that students learning and behavior will improve in response to positive reinforcement like rewards, praise, and bonuses. Just as teaching drama is reinforced by the theatrical space of the classroom, and teaching poetry is enabled by the oral and communal aspects of recitation, so too teaching fiction provides an opportunity to play with the teachers narrative role. Dewey argued that learning is life, not just preparation for life. Constructivism, situated learning, and other learning theories. Elaine showalters second chapter theories of teaching literature teaching literature 2003 has once again made me realize that i have no. By choosing the right material and by emphasizing rote methods of learning, according to that theory, one disciplines the. Using classroom observations and interview as research instruments, this paper evaluates the approaches of five esl teachers teaching year 5 students and examines the various challenges faced by them in the teaching of literature. Literary theory and teaching of literature in the twenty first century munazza yaqoob department of english, female campus, international islamic university, islamabad, pakistan abstract. Transactional theory, as it applies to literary criticism and the teaching of literature, suggests a reciprocal, mutually defining relationship rosenblatt, 1986 between the reader and the literary text. Those theories which are widely used in literary and cultural studies are either introduced or further explored having been introduced in undergraduate modules in theory of literature and elsewhere.

Theories of teaching literature from teaching literature by elaine. Elaine showalters teaching literature higher education and. Initial efforts were made by formalists and the new critics who assigning primary importance to the text set up the tradition of close reading. Granted, i am now only teaching my 5th class ever, and showalter does note that in practice, all of us combine variations of these theories, and apply them intuitively in relation to the. There is a debate among english teachers in china on whether it is proper to use literary theory to teach literature for undergraduate english majors. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Literature and language teaching by gillian lazar using literature in language teaching by jennifer hill 6 constructing a literature lesson plan creating. By literary theory we refer not to the meaning of a work of literature but to the theories that reveal what literature can mean. The earliest mentaldiscipline theories of teaching were based on a premise that the main justification for teaching anything is not for itself but for what it trainsintelligence, attitudes, and values. This section will very briefly explore some of them in alphabetical order, which you might like to research further and try out with your own learners. The field relies heavily on educational psychology, which encompasses scientific theories of learning, and to some extent on the philosophy of education, which considers the aims and value of education from a philosophical. There are many different approaches and theories on teaching style.

Tomorrows teaching and learning 1,352 words teaching and learning theories. Reflections on application of literary theory in teaching literature after an experimental teaching of applying theory to interpreting and analyzing literary in literature class, the author of the present paper personally perceives the significant role literary theory plays in the undergraduate classroom. A theory of teaching is a set of interrelated constructs, definitions, propositions whichpresent a systematic view of teaching by specifying relations among variables with the purpose ofexplaining and predicting. This page emerges out of a book project i am working on, literature and lives. In an important paper on the relationship between theories of teaching and teaching skills, zahorik 1986 classifies conceptions of teaching into three main categories. Marzano 1992 suggests that lower ability pupils should be taught through closed tasks. They explore how theories and methods such as marxism, psychoanalysis, structuralism, phenomenology, reader reception, feminism. The modern approaches were introduced at the turn of twentieth century.

However, literary scholarship since the 19th century often includesin addition to, or even instead of literary theory in the strict senseconsiderations of intellectual history, moral philosophy, social prophecy, and other interdisciplinary themes which are of. The proponents of each theory believe their theory is the theory, but most of us interpret texts according to the rules of several different theories at a time. Looks either at the psychological motivations of the characters or of the authors themselves. Twentyfirst century education, poststructuralist literary theory, teaching of literature, critical pedagogy, social cognitive learning. A few educational theorists view the education of the child as an unfolding process. The teaching of literature component in the english language classroom heavily relies on the traditional methods like tell them and test them1. Approaches to literature literary theories macmillan. Responsebased cultural studies teaching in high school and college. This paper is a summary of various theories, findings and opinions. The earliest mentaldiscipline theories of teaching were based on a premise. Read below for a short summary on several teaching theories, and see how they can help you better reach your students. Theories and methodologies of english language and literature. The delacato approach emphasizes the development of neurological organization and laterality.