(Mis)Reading Different Cultures
Title | (Mis)Reading Different Cultures PDF eBook |
Author | Yukari Takimoto Amos |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 135 |
Release | 2018-06-29 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1475836910 |
Teachers’ selection of the literature they use in instruction frequently depends on how they interpret, in other words whether or not they accurately take in the authors’ perspectives. This point presents a particular challenge in the selection of international literature. International literature reflects a country’s and a region’s unique cultural values and practices and is usually not written for people outside the country of origin. Therefore, it is possible that readers in other countries may not understand/be aware of those values and misinterpret the stories. Since Asian and the Western countries, including the U.S., hold maximum sociocultural differences and the perceived cultural distance has remained significantly wide, reading and interpreting literature from Asia can present tremendous challenges to Americans. The book addresses the challenges teachers face when interpreting and teaching with international children’s literature from Asia. The book engages readers with comprehensive coverage on theories, concepts, pitfalls, and applications when endeavoring to use international children’s literature from Asia in classrooms. The book should be used to teach how interpretations/worldviews vary by cultures, and how power influences such interpretations/worldviews. Strategies and frameworks will be provided relating to how teachers can be more culturally conscious of their own biases and develop culturally authentic interpretations.
Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes
Title | Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes PDF eBook |
Author | E. Randolph Richards |
Publisher | InterVarsity Press |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2020-10-13 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0830843795 |
The Bible was written within collectivist cultures, and it's easy for Westerners to misinterpret—or miss—important elements. Combining the expertise of a biblical scholar and a missionary practitioner, this essential guidebook explores the deep social structures of the ancient Mediterranean, stripping away individualist assumptions and helping us read the Bible better.
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes
Title | Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes PDF eBook |
Author | E. Randolph Richards |
Publisher | InterVarsity Press |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2012-07-31 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0830863478 |
Brandon O'Brien and Randy Richards shed light on the ways that Western readers often misunderstand the cultural dynamics of the Bible. Identifying nine areas where commonplaces of modern Western thought diverge with the text, the authors ask us to reconsider long-held opinions about our most beloved book.
Misreading Masculinity
Title | Misreading Masculinity PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Newkirk |
Publisher | Heinemann Educational Books |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Education |
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In this important book Tom Newkirk takes an up-close look at elementary boys and their relationship to sports, movies, video games, and other venues of popular culture.
Cultural Dialogue and Misreading
Title | Cultural Dialogue and Misreading PDF eBook |
Author | Mabel Lee |
Publisher | Wild Peony (AU) |
Pages | 446 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
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In this selection of papers presented at the International Conference on Cultural Dialogue and Misreading held at Peking University, leading academics from all parts of the world explore the significance of relativism in a postcolonial world.
Children’s Literature from Asia in Today’s Classrooms
Title | Children’s Literature from Asia in Today’s Classrooms PDF eBook |
Author | Yukari Takimoto Amos |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 123 |
Release | 2018-07-15 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1475843690 |
This new volume, Children’s Literature from Asia in Today’s Classrooms: Towards Culturally Authentic Interpretations, aims to provide readers with interpretation guides and practical ideas when they endeavor to make use of Asian international children’s literature in the classroom. It attempts to help readers interpret stories from Asia more authentically, and focuses both on international children’s literature and also on international literature read by young adults. In an increasingly interconnected world, understanding Asian international children’s literature and effectively using it are worthy goals for PK-16 classrooms and teacher education programs. The book is divided into two parts. Part I discusses how to authentically read children’s literature from four countries: India, Thailand, China, and Japan. These chapters provide guides for meaningful interpretations of cultural aspects of children’s stories from these countries. Part II consists of annotated bibliographies of international children’s literature from selected Asian societies: China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand. The editors believe that readers will find each author’s cultural insights fascinating and useful as they attempt to read with cultural authenticity.
Misreading the Chinese Character
Title | Misreading the Chinese Character PDF eBook |
Author | Dave Williams |
Publisher | Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Drama |
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Despite the wide differences in manifest content, all the portrayals of the Chinese sprang from the Euroamerican need to maintain a race-based separation from the Chinese."--BOOK JACKET.