Literary learning : teaching the English major / Sherry Lee Linkon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Linkon, Sherry Lee, 1959-

Series:

Scholarship of teaching and learning.

Scholarship of teaching and learning

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--Study and teaching (Higher).

English literature.

American literature--Study and teaching (Higher).

American literature.

Literature--Study and teaching (Higher).

Literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (183 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Literary Learning explores the nature of literary knowledge and offers guidance for effective teaching of literature at the college level. What do English majors need to learn? How can we help them develop the skills and knowledge they need? By identifying the habits of mind that literary scholars use in their own research and writing, Sherry Lee Linkon articulates the strategic knowledge that lies at the heart of the discipline, offering important insights and models for beginning and experienced teac

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 The Literary Mind; 2 Making Literary Thinking Visibl; 3 Course Design for Literary Learning; 4 Analyzing Students' Learning; Appendixes; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-158) and index.

ISBN:

0-253-00559-0

OCLC:

756501587