The Attitudes of English Majors to Literary Study

Autor:	James Nash
Rok vydání:	2007
Předmět:	Cultural Studies Reading (process) media_common.quotation_subject Analytical skill Pedagogy Literary criticism Meaning (existential) Psychology Education media_common Pleasure
Zdroj:	Changing English. 14:77-86
ISSN:	1469-3585 1358-684X
Popis:	In an Introduction to Literary Studies course for English majors, students begin the semester with an essay about their experiences of reading and studying literature. An examination of a group of these essays indicates that success in the course was significantly influenced by students' attitudes and histories. Those who never had serious difficulties with assigned reading or literary study—or who overcame their difficulties before the course began—fared measurably better than those who reported at the beginning of the course that they still had such problems. Students in all categories mention inhibitions about speaking up in their literature classes, and doubt about ‘hidden meaning’ is common. A significant number resist analytical thinking because of the loss of reading pleasure that they believe such thinking entails.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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