Pedagogical stylistics, literary awareness and empowerment: a critical perspective

Based on the premise that stylisticians who are involved with teaching should be aware of the pedagogical orientation and reading paradigms which inform their practice, this article questions whether critical pedagogy can dialogue with stylistics as an approach to working with literary texts in the...

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Published inLanguage and literature (Harlow, England) Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 13 - 33
Main Authors Zyngier, Sonia, Fialho, Olivia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.02.2010
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
English as a second language
Literature
Pedagogy
Politics
Stylistics
empowerment
pedagogical stylistics
critical pedagogy
EFL
Literary Awareness
style
literary education
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Summary:Based on the premise that stylisticians who are involved with teaching should be aware of the pedagogical orientation and reading paradigms which inform their practice, this article questions whether critical pedagogy can dialogue with stylistics as an approach to working with literary texts in the classroom. The theoretical claims are illustrated with examples from two Literary Awareness workshops in an EFL situation. The argument leads to the conclusion that irrespective of the political orientation and a rather romantic view of education, some of the ideas proposed by critical pedagogy can still contribute to the area of pedagogical stylistics in the years to come. The article concludes with a recommendation for more empirical research in the area.
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ISSN:0963-9470
1461-7293
DOI:10.1177/0963947009356717