Description |
200 pages ; 24 cm |
Series |
Continuum literary studies |
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Continuum literary studies.
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Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgements vii -- Introduction 1 -- Part I: Pedagogic Context 5 -- 1 Contexts -- 2 Literary Practice 20 -- 3 Writing and Literary Criticism 41 -- 4 A Certain Effort of Transformation: Student Writing in Theory 54 -- Part II: Teaching, Learning and Assessment: Writing for Reading 73 -- 5 Making a Start 75 -- 6 Developing the Group 97 -- 7 Assessment and Feedback 114 -- Part III: Beyond the Classroom 133 -- 8 Learning for Life: Transformative Writing in Professional -- Development 135 -- 9 Towards the Autonomous Learner 151 -- Appendix 1: Sample Activities 163 -- Appendix 2: Textual Examples 169 -- Appendix 3: Extract from National Teaching Fellowship -- Project Application 2001 177 -- Notes 179 -- Bibliography 185 |
Summary |
"The subject of this book is the crossover between critical study and creative writing. 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 imagination'. They can thus become participants in scholarly discourse. This book bridges the gap between theories of learning and Literary Studies in Higher Education. Setting its argument in an historical and theoretical context, it outlines the importance of writing as a medium of learning and argues for its usefulness in aiding English students' understanding of theoretical as well as literary and cultural texts."--BOOK JACKET |
Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
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Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-192) and index |
Subject |
Authorship -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Creative thinking -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Critical thinking -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Literature -- History and criticism -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Author |
Thurgar-Dawson, Chris.
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University of Teesside.
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LC no. |
2007298115 |
ISBN |
0826487009 (hbk.) |
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9780826487001 (hbk.) |
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