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Peer reviewedBritton, James – English Education, 1989
Replies to Joseph Harris' critique of James Britton's conception of "spectator role" (English Education; v20 n1). (MS)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Language Usage, Literary Criticism
Download full textBritton, James; And Others – 1966
The aim of English teachers should be to refine and develop responses of children to literature. Development is defined as an increasing sense of form. In literature this relates to a sense of the patterns of events, a sense which increases as one's frame of reference of reality grows with experience. Children must be encouraged to trust their…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Critical Reading, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
