1st Edition
Beyond the Culture Tours Studies in Teaching and Learning With Culturally Diverse Texts
120 Pages
by
Routledge
120 Pages
by
Routledge
120 Pages
by
Routledge
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In calling this book Beyond the Culture Tours, the authors bring the reader's attention to a set of issues in the teaching of literature and culture. The Culture Tour is an old concept in the West, dating back to the seventeenth century. The educated young man -- it was an exclusively male project at first -- was expected to round off his education with the Grand Tour. This meant a visit to the... Read more
Contents: Preface. A.C. Purves, Introduction: The Grand Tour and Other Forays. S. Jordan, Student Responses to Culturally Diverse Texts. G. Cruz, J. Meléndez, A Case Study of the Responses of Caribbean Students to Multicultural Literature. S. Ostrowski, Teaching Multicultural Literature. J. Meléndez, A Theoretical and Practical Conclusion
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Gladys Cruz, Sarah Jordan, Jos‚ Mel‚ndez, Steven Ostrowski, Alan Purves
"Teachers of multicultural literature, especially in the high school setting who wish to develop a more effective instructional practice, should find value in this book. The authors sensitively interpret comprehensive classroom research and theoretical foundations for instruction, and they communicate sensible considerations for classroom practice without taking a dictatorial stance on the teaching of multicultural literature."
—Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
