English and Enlightenment

Autor/in	Medway, Peter
Titel	English and Enlightenment
Quelle	In: Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 17 (2010) 1, S.3-12 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1358-684X
DOI	10.1080/13586840903556987
Schlagwörter	Novels; Poetry; English Curriculum; English Instruction; Fiction; Educational Philosophy; Educational Objectives; Values + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Novel; Roman; Lyrik; Poesie; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Fiktion; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Wertbegriff
Abstract	English is best advanced by being relocated within the central aims of education, which in turn need to be drawn from Enlightenment values. Central among the latter is knowledge. The article argues that the least obviously "factual" side of English--novels and poetry--contributes to knowledge in direct and indirect ways. These include conveying sorts of knowledge that can't be expressed propositionally, giving a sense of other subjectivities, "reporting" on unfamiliar social worlds and developing the conceptual apparatus through which we gain knowledge. Enlightenment attitudes are promoted through literature's encouragement of philosophical reflection and resistance to current forms of instrumentalism strengthened. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01