Should College English Be Close Reading?

@article{citeulike:1216209, abstract = {Although “close reading” remains a worthwhile goal for undergraduate English courses, the term has actually been defined in numerous ways, which need to be compared and assessed. Unfortunately, the version of it spread by the New Critics has intimidated students, making them feel unable to decipher a literary text’s real meaning. They need to see how literature relates to discourses with which they are already familiar.}, author = {Bialostosky, Don }, citeulike-article-id = {1216209}, journal = {College English}, keywords = {criticism, literature, pedagogy}, month = {November}, number = {2}, pages = {111--116}, posted-at = {2007-04-08 20:23:45}, priority = {2}, title = {Should College English Be Close Reading?}, url = {http://www.ncte.org/pubs/journals/ce/articles\%5C125885.htm}, volume = {69}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1216209 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1216209 TI - Should College English Be Close Reading? JF - College English VL - 69 IS - 2 SP - 111 EP - 116 N2 - Although “close reading” remains a worthwhile goal for undergraduate English courses, the term has actually been defined in numerous ways, which need to be compared and assessed. Unfortunately, the version of it spread by the New Critics has intimidated students, making them feel unable to decipher a literary text’s real meaning. They need to see how literature relates to discourses with which they are already familiar. KW - criticism KW - literature KW - pedagogy AU - Bialostosky, Don PY - 2006/11// UR - http://www.ncte.org/pubs/journals/ce/articles%5C125885.htm ER -