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The Teaching of Literature in Elementary Language Classes
Author(s) -
Kurtz John W.
Publication year - 1943
Publication title -
the modern language journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.486
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1540-4781
pISSN - 0026-7902
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1943.tb00265.x
Subject(s) - plea , reading (process) , mathematics education , linguistics , computer science , psychology , philosophy , political science , law
Author's summary.— A plea for the introduction of more reading material of high literary merit in elementary language classes, even in “simplified” and abridged editions, if necessary; together with suggestions for a type of approach—illustrated with extensive reference to Immensee —which would make the expedient of simplification and abridgment both feasible and tolerable.