Using fiction to teach secondary students about the Middle East / Karl Ågerup.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ågerup, Karl, 1972- author.

Series:

Palgrave pivot

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Khadra, Yasmina. Sirènes de Bagdad--English.

Khadra, Yasmina.

Citizenship--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Citizenship.

Storytelling in education.

Middle East--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Middle East.

Middle East--Social conditions--Study and teaching (Secondary).

fiction (general genre).

Sirènes de Bagdad (Khadra, Yasmina).

Education, Secondary.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 164 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]

Summary:

"This book draws on empirical studies of classrooms teaching The Sirens of Baghdad by Yasmina Khadra to demonstrate how novels can effectively help achieve learning objectives related to intercultural understanding and global citizenship. By combining theoretical and empirical research, the book offers insights into the most effective ways to discuss cross-cultural literature with upper secondary students who have grown up in the Western world. It outlines how, where, and why such literature can enhance students' understanding of different cultures and make them more globally aware citizens"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The urgency of reading cross-cultural fiction

Competing educational policies

Literary education in Sweden

Yasmina Khadra and The Sirens of Baghdad

Methodological considerations

Using fiction as a source of real-world knowledge

Imagination and empathy

Identifying with the hero’s emotions

Transportation to the fictional world

Trusting the author and connecting the novel to real Iraq

Partial response patterns

Statistical analysis

Individual emotive reactions

The teachers’ view of the intervention

Using the novel in vocational classes

Addressing diversity

Handling political emotions in the classroom

Creating productive student relationships

Students at risk

Collaborative teaching practices

Fiction’s role in intercultural education

Picking the right books

Planning and leading book talks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Springer Nature Link, viewed October 7, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Ågerup, Karl, 1972- Using fiction to teach secondary students about the Middle East

ISBN:

9783031455278

3031455274

OCLC:

1409145268

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license