{"product_id":"teaching-the-literature-survey-course-new-strategies-for-college-faculty-paperback","title":"Teaching the Literature Survey Course: New Strategies for College Faculty - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames M. Lang\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGwynn Dujardin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn a. Staunton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeaching the Literature Survey Course\u003c\/i\u003e makes the case for maintaining--even while re-imagining and re-inventing--the place of the survey as a transformative experience for literature students. Through essays both practical and theoretical, the collection presents survey teachers with an exciting range of new strategies for energizing their teaching and engaging their students in this vital encounter with our evolving literary traditions. \u003cbr\u003e ​From mapping early English literature to a team-based approach to the American survey, and from multimedia galleries to a \"blank syllabus,\" contributors propose alternatives to the traditional emphasis on lectures and breadth of coverage. The volume is at once a set of practical suggestions for working teachers (including sample documents like worksheets and syllabi) and a provocative engagement with the question of what introductory courses can and should be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeaching the Literature Survey Course\u003c\/i\u003e makes the case for maintaining--even while re-imagining and re-inventing--the place of the survey as a transformative experience for literature students. Through essays both practical and theoretical, the collection presents survey teachers with an exciting range of new strategies for energizing their teaching and engaging their students in this vital encounter with our evolving literary traditions. \u003cbr\u003e From mapping early English literature to a team-based approach to the American survey, and from multimedia galleries to a \"blank syllabus,\" contributors propose alternatives to the traditional emphasis on lectures and breadth of coverage. The volume is at once a set of practical suggestions for working teachers (including sample documents like worksheets and syllabi) and a provocative engagement with the question of what introductory courses can and should be. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGwynn Dujardin is assistant professor of English at Queen's University in Kingston, ON, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames M. Lang is a professor of English and director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn A. Staunton is professor of English education and American literature at Eastern Michigan University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796188561696,"sku":"9781946684097","price":41.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8dfb07220b0c44c625721f84cb5aa905.webp?v=1780752774","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/teaching-the-literature-survey-course-new-strategies-for-college-faculty-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}