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Understanding literary reading: the need for a scientific approach

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posted on 2016-11-15, 00:00 authored by Brenton DoeckeBrenton Doecke
This is a review essay of Scientific Approaches to Literature in Learning Environments, edited by Olivia Fialho, Sonia Zyngier and Michael Burke (2016), a collection of essays that locate themselves within a philosophical framework that is different from my own. My aim in writing this essay is to reflect on how these essays speak to me, for all the differences between the ‘scientific’ standpoint advocated by these researchers and my own position, and to find points of intersection between my approach towards literature and the approaches presented in this collection.

History

Journal

L-1 educational studies in language and literature

Volume

16

Pagination

1-11

Location

Dordrecht, The Netherlands

Open access

  • Yes

ISSN

1567-6617

Language

English

Publication classification

X Not reportable, C3 Non-refereed articles in a professional journal

Copyright notice

2016, International Association for Research in L1 Education

Publisher

Kluwer Academic Publishers