Paradigms in the teaching and learning of literature

• Main Authors: Zainal, Zaidah, Abdullah, Tina
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTM 2008
• Subjects: LB Theory and practice of education; PN Literature (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/24969/1/ZaidahZainal2008_ParadigmsInTheTeachingAndLearning.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/24969/

Rosenblatt (1938: 24) claimed that when it comes to reading a literary text “there is no such thing as a generic reader or a generic literary work.” She argued that “no one can read a poem for us. If there is indeed to be a poem and not simply a literal statement, the reader must have the experience...