A Cognitive Approach to the Teaching of Literature.

Goldberg, Marilyn

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Publication Date: 1980

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A Cognitive Approach to the Teaching of Literature.

Goldberg, Marilyn

Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v6 n2 p149-59 Win 1980

Surveys major learning theories and their application to teaching, concluding that lecturing does not require students to conceptualize in the way open discussion does. Outlines literature teaching goals that are clarified by a cognitive perspective. (MKM)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, English Instruction, Higher Education, Learning Theories, Literary Criticism, Literature, Student Participation, Student Reaction, Teaching Methods, Two Year Colleges

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Language: English

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