Translating Theory into Practice: Toward Developing Critically Literate Readings of Literary Texts.

McCormick, Kathleen

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ERIC Number: EJ502807

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Publication Date: 1995

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Translating Theory into Practice: Toward Developing Critically Literate Readings of Literary Texts.

McCormick, Kathleen

ADE Bulletin, n110 p35-39 Spr 1995

Considers the tension between deterministic social construction and individual autonomy of the subject in the act of reading literary texts. Develops a critical reading pedagogy that takes into account the balance between those two extremes of the dialectic of reading praxis. Illustrates the pedagogy with two concrete examples. (HB)

Descriptors: Critical Thinking, English Curriculum, English Departments, English Instruction, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Reader Response, Theory Practice Relationship

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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