Active Reading

Transformative Writing in Literary Studies
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-8264-8700-1
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 485 g

Reihe: Continuum Literary Studies

A collection of composition techniques to develop critical reading skills and bridge the theory of learning and its practical applications, arguing that writing aids students' understanding of theoretical, literary and cultural texts.

- Provides examples of the range of activities that can be used, suggestions for choosing relevant texts and an indicative list of literary examples
- Taps into the growing interest in linking creativity and criticism on English courses through creative work such as creative writing and rewriting
- Ben Knights is Director of the English Subject Centre (the main body for English as a discipline in UK HE) and is a well-known figure in this field, particularly linked to pedagogy.

'Active reading' is a structured process of writing activities using imitation, variation and experimentation. Through practical composition techniques such as 'transformational writing', 're-writing' or 'translation', students can use writing activities to develop their critical reading skills.

This book bridges the gap between this theory of learning and its practical application for Literary studies in Higher Education. It outlines the importance of writing as a medium of learning and its wider pedagogic context and argues for its usefulness in aiding English students' understanding of theoretical as well as literary and cultural texts. The authors provide a reflective account of teaching and assessment methods using writing activities and critical thinking techniques and the forms of learning they promote. In the last section, they explore the connections with other forms of writing practice in related disciplines and argue for the role of transformational writing in promoting independent learning. Appendices provide examples of the range of activities that can be used, suggestions for choosing relevant texts and anthologies and an indicative list of literary examples.

Zielgruppe

Academics

Autoren/Hrsg.

Knights, Ben

Thurgar-Dawson, Chris

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturkritik: Hermeneutik und Interpretation
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
PART I: Pedagogic Context
1. Contexts
2. History and theory of a practice
3. From influence to intertextuality: literary production as re-making
4. Writing and literary criticism
PART II: Teaching, Learning and Assessment
5. Introductions, starters
6. Developing the group
7. As the work matures
8. Assessment
PART III: Beyond the Classroom
9. Creative and transformative writing in psychotherapy, counselling and CPD
10. Towards the autonomous learner
Annotated bibliography
Appendices:

Examples of activities
Notes on choosing texts and anthologies
Indicative list of literary examples
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Ben Knights is Director of the English Subject Centre (part of the Higher Education Academy) and is a National Teaching Fellow at the University of Teesside, UK.