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* [[Announcement: The American Drama Group presents "Romeo and Juliet"]]
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==Course Description==
 
==Course Description==
 
==09.04.09==
 
==09.04.09==
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''' Introduction. Technicalities. '''
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- Past vs. present Perspectives
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- Academic vs. Pedagogical Perspectives
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- Foreign Language Instruction vs. Native Language Teaching of Literature.
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==16.04.09==
 
==16.04.09==
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'''A Look Back: Literature and Pedagogy, 1908 and 1934:'''
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'''Before''' reading the texts below, please take your time and put down your idea of
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- why we should read literature in school
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- how it should be taught or read in school and
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- what you consider good literature education.
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Just take about ten minutes to think about this and take down some notes. You do not need to write a whole text.
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Please send your notes to soeren.koopmann@uni-oldenburg.de
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Incoming notes will be organised in an anonymised list for discussion next week.
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*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1908_McNary_The_Preparation_of_a_Class.pdf McNary, S. J.: ‘The Preparation of a Class for a Lesson in Literature’, ''The Pedagogical Seminary'', 15, 1908, 484-491.]
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*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1934_Sampspon_Literature_in_the_Classroom.pdf Sampson, George: ‘Literature in the Classroom’, ''Essays and Studies'' XX (1934), 123-134.]
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Questions for discussing these two articles:
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#What claims do the authors make about literature?
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#What do they say about the current practice of teaching literature?
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#What do they say about how literature should be taught?
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#What roles do factors such as race/class/gender play in their views?
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*in case you are curious about a poem mentioned by Sampson, here is the link to the enotes.com page on [http://www.enotes.com/ozymandias-text/ozymandias Ozymandias]
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==23.04.09==
 
==23.04.09==
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'''Training Teachers of Literature at the University, then and now (1887/2006):'''
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Please take note of the different types of exam questions proposed.
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The Chambers and Marshall text is quite long, please concentrate on pages 122-136 and 150-156.
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Also, you can find examplary lessons from this book at the bottom of this page.
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*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1887_Collins_John_Churton_Can_English_Literature_Be_Taught.pdf Collins, John C.: ‘Can English Literature Be Taught?’ ''The Nineteenth Century'', 129 (1887:Nov.), 1887, 642-658.]
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*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/2006_Chambers_Marshall_Teaching_and_Learning_Literature.pdf Chambers, Ellie; Gregory, Marshall: ''Teaching & Learning Literature'', London: Sage, 2006, Ch. 5.]
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==30.04.09==
 
==30.04.09==
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'''Critical, Theoretical and Historical Perspectives:'''
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*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1970_Bourdieu_Elemente_zu_einer_soziologischen_Theorie_der_Kunstwahrnehmung.pdf Bourdieu, Pierre: ‘Elemente zu einer soziologischen Theorie der Kunstwahrnehmung’, ''Zur Soziologie der symbolischen Formen'' 159-201.]
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or abridged: [http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1990_Bourdieu_Artistic_taste_and_cultural_capital.pdf Bourdieu, Pierre: 'Artistic Tast and Cultural Capital' ''Culture and Society. Comtemporary Debates'' Ed. Jeffrey Alexander, Steven Seidman, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990, 205-215.]
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*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1991_Hunter_Learning_the_Literature_Lesson.pdf Hunter, Ian: ‘Leaning the Literature Lesson: The Limits of the Aesthetic Personality’, ''Towards a Critical Sociology of Teaching Pedagogy'' Ed. Carolyn D. Baker, Allan Luke, Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing, 1991, 49-82.]
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==07.05.09==
 
==07.05.09==
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'''Masterverordnung und Kerncurricula'''
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*[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/2007_Masterverordnung.pdf Masterverordnung]
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*[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/2009_Kerncurriculum_Grundschule.pdf Kerncurriculum Grundschule]
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*[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/2009_Kerncurriculum_Gymnasium.pdf Kerncurriculum Gymnasium]
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*[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/2009_Kerncurriculum_Hauptschule.pdf Kerncurriculum Hauptschule]
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*[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/2009_Kerncurriculum_Realschule.pdf Kerncurriculum Realschule]
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==14.05.09==
 
==14.05.09==
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'''German Didactics of English Literature: Current Concepts and Historical Perspectives II'''
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[u.a. Friederike Klippel, ''Englischlernen im 18. u. 19 Jhd.'']
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==21.05.09==
 
==21.05.09==
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'''Ascension'''
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==28.05.09==
 
==28.05.09==
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MaVo und Kerncurricula
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Abiturthemen.
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==04.06.09==
 
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==11.06.09==
 
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==Literature==
 
==Literature==
*[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1921_(Newbolt_Report)_Board_of_Education_The_Teaching_of_English.pdf Board of Education: The Teaching of English in England, London: HMSO, 1921 (Newbolt Report).]
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*[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1921_(Newbolt_Report)_Board_of_Education_The_Teaching_of_English.pdf Board of Education: ''The Teaching of English in England'', London: HMSO, 1921 (Newbolt Report).]
 
*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1906_Brown_George_On_the_Teaching_of_English.pdf Brown, George: ''On the Teaching of English in Elementary and High Schools'', Chicago: University of Chicago, 1906.]
 
*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1906_Brown_George_On_the_Teaching_of_English.pdf Brown, George: ''On the Teaching of English in Elementary and High Schools'', Chicago: University of Chicago, 1906.]
 
*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1887_Collins_John_Churton_Can_English_Literature_Be_Taught.pdf Collins, John C.: ‘Can English Literature Be Taught?’ ''The Nineteenth Century'', 129 (1887:Nov.), 1887, 642-658.]
 
*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1887_Collins_John_Churton_Can_English_Literature_Be_Taught.pdf Collins, John C.: ‘Can English Literature Be Taught?’ ''The Nineteenth Century'', 129 (1887:Nov.), 1887, 642-658.]
 
*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1891_Collins_John_C_The_Study_of_English_Literature.pdf Collins, John C.: ''The Study of English Literature'', London: Macmillan, 1891.]
 
*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1891_Collins_John_C_The_Study_of_English_Literature.pdf Collins, John C.: ''The Study of English Literature'', London: Macmillan, 1891.]
*[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1917_The_English_Association_-_English_Papers_in_Examinations.pdf English Association, The: English Papers in Examinations for Pupils of School Age in England and Wales, London 1917.]
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*[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1917_The_English_Association_-_English_Papers_in_Examinations.pdf English Association, The: ''English Papers in Examinations for Pupils of School Age in England and Wales'', London 1917.]
 
*[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1904_McMillan_M_Education_through_the_Imagination.pdf McMillan, M: ''Education through the Imagination'', London: George Allen and Unwin, 1904.]
 
*[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1904_McMillan_M_Education_through_the_Imagination.pdf McMillan, M: ''Education through the Imagination'', London: George Allen and Unwin, 1904.]
 
*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1908_McNary_The_Preparation_of_a_Class.pdf McNary, S. J.: ‘The Preparation of a Class for a Lesson in Literature’, ''The Pedagogical Seminary'', 15, 1908, 484-491.] [http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1908_The_Pedagogical_Seminary_15.pdf ''The Pedagogical Seminary'', 15, 1908.]
 
*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1908_McNary_The_Preparation_of_a_Class.pdf McNary, S. J.: ‘The Preparation of a Class for a Lesson in Literature’, ''The Pedagogical Seminary'', 15, 1908, 484-491.] [http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1908_The_Pedagogical_Seminary_15.pdf ''The Pedagogical Seminary'', 15, 1908.]
 
*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1934_Sampspon_Literature_in_the_Classroom.pdf Sampson, George: ‘Literature in the Classroom’, ''Essays and Studies'' XX (1934), 123-134.]
 
*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1934_Sampspon_Literature_in_the_Classroom.pdf Sampson, George: ‘Literature in the Classroom’, ''Essays and Studies'' XX (1934), 123-134.]
  
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*[http://nsse-chicago.org/Yearbooks.asp Yearbooks of the National Society for the Study of Education]
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'''Shakespeare'''
  
 
*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1597_Shakespeare_Romeo_and_Juliet_Q1.pdf Shakespeare, William: ''Romeo and Juliet'', London, 1597.]
 
*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1597_Shakespeare_Romeo_and_Juliet_Q1.pdf Shakespeare, William: ''Romeo and Juliet'', London, 1597.]
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*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1609-Shakespeare_William-Shakespeares_Sonnets.pdf Shakespeare, William: ''Shake-Speares Sonnets'', London, 1609.]
 
*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1609-Shakespeare_William-Shakespeares_Sonnets.pdf Shakespeare, William: ''Shake-Speares Sonnets'', London, 1609.]
  
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'''Theory and Criticism'''
  
 
*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1970_Bourdieu_Elemente_zu_einer_soziologischen_Theorie_der_Kunstwahrnehmung.pdf Bourdieu, Pirre : ‘Elemente zu einer soziologischen Theorie der Kunstwahrnehmung’, ''Zur Soziologie der symbolischen Formen'' 159-201.]
 
*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1970_Bourdieu_Elemente_zu_einer_soziologischen_Theorie_der_Kunstwahrnehmung.pdf Bourdieu, Pirre : ‘Elemente zu einer soziologischen Theorie der Kunstwahrnehmung’, ''Zur Soziologie der symbolischen Formen'' 159-201.]
 
*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1991_Hunter_Learning_the_Literature_Lesson.pdf Hunter, Ian: ‘Leaning the Literature Lesson: The Limits of the Aesthetic Personality’, ''Towards a Critical Sociology of Teaching Pedagogy'' Ed. Carolyn D. Baker, Allan Luke, Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing, 1991, 49-82.]
 
*[http://www.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/intro-to-literature/d/1991_Hunter_Learning_the_Literature_Lesson.pdf Hunter, Ian: ‘Leaning the Literature Lesson: The Limits of the Aesthetic Personality’, ''Towards a Critical Sociology of Teaching Pedagogy'' Ed. Carolyn D. Baker, Allan Luke, Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing, 1991, 49-82.]
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'''Didactical Examples'''
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*[http://www.uk.sagepub.com/chambers.pdf Assistant text for Higher Education Teachers, online addition to: Chambers, Ellie; Gregory, Marshall: ''Teaching & Learning Literature'', London: Sage, 2006.]

Latest revision as of 14:05, 9 June 2009

  • Time: Thursdays 10-12 am

Course Description

09.04.09

Introduction. Technicalities.

- Past vs. present Perspectives

- Academic vs. Pedagogical Perspectives

- Foreign Language Instruction vs. Native Language Teaching of Literature.

16.04.09

A Look Back: Literature and Pedagogy, 1908 and 1934:

Before reading the texts below, please take your time and put down your idea of

- why we should read literature in school

- how it should be taught or read in school and

- what you consider good literature education.

Just take about ten minutes to think about this and take down some notes. You do not need to write a whole text.

Please send your notes to soeren.koopmann@uni-oldenburg.de

Incoming notes will be organised in an anonymised list for discussion next week.

Questions for discussing these two articles:

  1. What claims do the authors make about literature?
  2. What do they say about the current practice of teaching literature?
  3. What do they say about how literature should be taught?
  4. What roles do factors such as race/class/gender play in their views?
  • in case you are curious about a poem mentioned by Sampson, here is the link to the enotes.com page on Ozymandias

23.04.09

Training Teachers of Literature at the University, then and now (1887/2006):

Please take note of the different types of exam questions proposed.

The Chambers and Marshall text is quite long, please concentrate on pages 122-136 and 150-156. Also, you can find examplary lessons from this book at the bottom of this page.

30.04.09

Critical, Theoretical and Historical Perspectives:

or abridged: Bourdieu, Pierre: 'Artistic Tast and Cultural Capital' Culture and Society. Comtemporary Debates Ed. Jeffrey Alexander, Steven Seidman, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990, 205-215.

07.05.09

Masterverordnung und Kerncurricula

14.05.09

German Didactics of English Literature: Current Concepts and Historical Perspectives II

[u.a. Friederike Klippel, Englischlernen im 18. u. 19 Jhd.]

21.05.09

Ascension

28.05.09

MaVo und Kerncurricula Abiturthemen.

04.06.09

11.06.09

18.06.09

25.06.09

02.07.09

09.07.09

Literature

Shakespeare

Theory and Criticism


Didactical Examples