Teaching Theory [electronic resource] /
Bradford, R.editor.
Teaching Theory offers a selection of essays on the pragmatics, benefits and shortcomings of Theory as a key aspect of literature teaching in universities. They range from reflective discussions of Theory as an intellectual challenge for undergraduates to accounts of the day-to-day problems of planning and teaching courses and implementing Theory.
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Cover; Contents; Series Preface; Notes on Contributors; Chronology; Introduction: The History and Present Condition of Theory - A Brief Account; 1 Teaching Theory; 2 The Resistance to History: Teaching in the Present; 3 The Attractions of Theory; 4 Syntactics - Semantics - Pragmatics (Still Having One's Cake?); 5 The Motivation of Literary Theory: From National Culture to World Literature; 6 Marketing Theory: An Overview of Theory Guides; 7 From Theory to Practice: Literary Studies in the Classroom; 8 At Home in Theory? Teaching One's Way Through the Theory at Home
9 Reading by Recipe: Postcolonial Theory and the Practice of Reading10 Do I Hate Theory?; Further Reading; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Teaching Theory offers a selection of essays on the pragmatics, benefits and shortcomings of Theory as a key aspect of literature teaching in universities. They range from reflective discussions of Theory as an intellectual challenge for undergraduates to accounts of the day-to-day problems of planning and teaching courses and implementing Theory.
Literature—Philosophy.
Higher education.
Teaching.
Literary Theory.
Higher Education.
Teaching and Teacher Education.