The Reception of American Literature in Cameroon

Autor/in	Djockoua, Manyaka Toko
Titel	The Reception of American Literature in Cameroon
Quelle	In: Higher Education Studies, 4 (2014) 6, S.15-23 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1925-4741
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; United States Literature; Questionnaires; Student Attitudes; Literature Appreciation; Reading Habits; Change Strategies; Comparative Education; Social History; Teaching Methods; Instructional Effectiveness; Government Role; Public Officials; Popular Culture; Case Studies; College Students; Cameroon + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Fragebogen; Schülerverhalten; Literarische Wertung; Reading habit; Lesegewohnheit; Lösungsstrategie; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Sozialgeschichte; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Unterrichtserfolg; Popkultur; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Collegestudent; Kamerun
Abstract	In Cameroon, popular belief associates American literature with its country's economic and political greatness. Yet, if millions of Cameroonians show a growing enthusiasm for a visit to the US, just a few are interested in learning its literature. Using theories on the reading and teaching of literature, statistical data based on a questionnaire, as well as mythological and comparative approaches to literature, this paper intends to point out the various causes of Cameroonian students' lukewarm response to this literature and suggest some remedial strategies that may improve the reception of this discipline in Cameroon. The strategies recommended include the action of the Yaoundé-based American and Cameroonian officials, action which can foster the readers' and scholars' greater exposure to this discipline; the use of new technologies in the teaching of literature, which today, more than yesterday, has become a multimedia affair (Purves, 1997); and the comparative approach to the study of literary texts, as this approach connects American literature to the Cameroonian learners' experience. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01