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A Fusion of Horizons: Students' Encounters with "Will and Wave"
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Myers, James L. – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2006
In a case study, I applied philosophical hermeneutic principles in an advanced level EFL writing class in Taiwan. A "fusion of horizons" occurs at the junction of two intertwined interpretations: one from our socio-historical tradition and the other from our experience of novel phenomena. I explored students' hermeneutic horizons in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personal Narratives, Figurative Language, Hermeneutics