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Teaching the New English cultures & literatures / edited by Maria Eisenmann, Nancy Grimm, Laurenz Volkmann.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Anglistische Forschungen ; Heft 404.
- Anglistische Forschungen ; Band 404
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Study and teaching--German speakers.
- English language.
- English literature--Study and teaching--Germany.
- English literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 p.)
- Other Title:
- Teaching the New English cultures and literatures
- Place of Publication:
- Heidelberg : Winter, [2010]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- HauptbeschreibungThis collection of articles comprises the first full-volume publication in Germany on teaching the New English Cultures and Literatures. It provides an exemplary survey of the challenges teachers of English are currently faced with - i.e. the opening towards the post-colonial and global world, and the growing diversity and pluralism in English-speaking cultures. In a globalizing world we are departing from former concepts of homogeneous cultures or nation-states and we are experiencing a fundamental shift away from Eurocentric worldviews. In the field of foreign lan
- Contents:
- Table of Contens; Introduction: Teaching the New English Cultures and Literatures; New English Cultures; Sabine Doff - Beyond Beavers and Bilingualism; Nanca Grimm - Australia & New Zeland; Gisela Feurle - Teaching South African Literatures; Oliver Lindner - India: The Jewel in the Classroom; Michael Mitchell - ""Nobody or a Nation""; Rüdiger Ahrens - The Enigmatic Asian Face; New English Literatures; Albert Rau - Margaret Atwood's ""The Handmaid's Tale""; Maria Eisenmann - Jane Harrison's ""Stolen""; Albert-Reiner Glaap - Plays from Aotearoa in the English Language Classroom
- Nancy Grimm - Teaching Niki Caro's ""Whale Rider""Laurenz Volkmann - J.M. Coetzee's ""Disgrace (1999); Mechthild Hesse - ""Disciplining Boys with Marriage Arrangements""; Göran Nieragden - ""Carving out me Identity""; Peter Freese - Tony Hillerman's ""Listening Woman""; List of Contributors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9783825373160
- 3825373169
- OCLC:
- 784884415
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