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The Power of Life Histories: Moving Readers to Greater Acts of Empathy through Literature and Memoir
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Direct linkLee, Valarie G.; Madden, Marjorie E. – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2016
This paper argues that narratives, specifically literature and memoir, offer a way to build empathy and understanding by moving readers to deeper levels of text interpretation and critique. The paper examines a new literacy framework, Life Histories, that uses talk, collaboration, writing, and performance to understand the complex relationships…
Descriptors: Empathy, Personal Narratives, Qualitative Research, Student Surveys
Moeller, Adeiline J., Ed.; Theiler, Janine, Ed.; Betta, Silvia, Ed. – Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2008
The 2008 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, a joint conference with the Michigan World Language Association, focused on learning about the diverse backgrounds and needs of today's students and discovering new ways to help them succeed in reaching the goal of language proficiency. A wide variety of workshops and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, French
