ERIC Number: EJ1386697
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0425-0494
EISSN: EISSN-1754-8845
From Knowledge to Understanding: A Reorientation of English Literature Education
English in Education, v57 n2 p135-147 2023
In light of recent concerns in the United States and the United Kingdom regarding the rote and restrictive nature of English literature instruction, this article offers an approach to teaching literature rooted not in knowledge, as literary pedagogy is often conceptualised, but instead in understanding. Reading for understanding extends beyond extracting information to creating structures of patterns through which readers can examine concepts, events, and experiences. The goal of this article is to define understanding and argue that it is an important yet overlooked dimension of literary education.
Descriptors: English Literature, Teaching Methods, Reading Processes, Reading Comprehension, English Instruction, Rote Learning, Foreign Countries, English Curriculum, Curriculum Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States; United Kingdom
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