Teaching Literature

Principles, Practices, Applications
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-37299-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 202 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Teaching Literature offers unique approaches to teaching and learning by focusing on principles, practices, and applications. Leading educator and scholar Robert DiYanni provides a wealth of practical teaching techniques and exercises which will motivate educators and students alike.

The book begins by explaining why teaching matters. Part I then outlines foundational principles of teaching and learning, exploring literacy, knowledge acquisition, modes of thinking, and contrasts between method and system. It also introduces three “ways in” to learning: heuristics, hermeneutics, and homiletics. Part II considers approaches to teaching literature, exploring the relationship between reading, writing, and thinking, featuring the influential work of Robert Scholes. The third part explores applications including “close teaching.” Part IV provides expert advice and helpful exercises that leading educators use with their secondary school, college, and university students. Topics in this section include deep reading, contextual reading, and discussion- based teaching. The book concludes with an appendix on teaching and learning in the age of AI.

Combining theory and practice, this comprehensive teaching guide is an invaluable resource for educators across secondary and higher education, as well as for school and college administrators.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

DiYanni, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Why Teaching Matters

Preludes

PART I: PRINCIPLES—Foundations

1. Literacy and Learning

2. Acquiring and Evaluating Knowledge

3. Different Modes of Thinking

4. Method vs. System

5. Heuristics, Hermeneutics, Homiletics

PART II: PRACTICES—Approaches

6. Reading, Writing and Thinking Connections

7. Robert Scholes, Exemplary Scholar/Teacher/Critic

8. Imaginary Dialogues on Literature and Writing

PART III: APPLICATIONS I—Master Class Methods

9. Close Teaching: William Shakespeare: An Excerpt from Henry IV, Part II; Ernest Hemingway: “Hills Like White Elephants”

10. Beginnings and Endings: Sandra Cisneros: “Barbie-Q”; James Joyce: “The Dead”

11. Voice and Tone: Tillie Olsen: “I Stand Here Ironing”; Jamaica Kincaid: “Girl” and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Americanah

PART IV: APPLICATIONS II—Master Teachers’ Reading and Teaching Techniques

12. Deep Reading: Pat C. Hoy II

13. Contextual Reading: Adrian Barlow

14. Discussion-Based Teaching and Learning: Margaret Fuller and Jane Addams

Appendix: Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Robert DiYanni is Professor of Humanities at New York University, USA, where he serves on the faculties of the School of Professional Studies and the Stern School of Business, following a decade in the College of Arts and Science. His publications include Reading Literature, Thinking through Words, Writing that Matters, and The Teaching Life, all published by Routledge in 2026.