conference on reading as a deeply mindful activity and powerful mechanism for
learning in EFL/ESL education – from the youngest learners to advanced
secondary students. The area covered includes the pleasure of language play
and creativity, the multi-literacy challenge of multimodal literature, the
danger of the stereotyped single story and the cognitive challenge of
exploring alternative worlds. Recent research on language education will
combine with intercultural learning, emotional engagement, the potential for
changing perspective and empathy building, critical literacy and cognitive
criticism in the field of children’s, young adult and adult literature.
STRANDS
1. THE CHALLENGE OF LANGUAGE PLAY AND LANGUAGE CREATIVITY
2. THE MULTI-LITERACY CHALLENGE OF MULTIMODAL LITERATURE
3. THE CRITICAL CHALLENGE OF AVOIDING THE SINGLE STORY
4. THE COGNITIVE CHALLENGE OF EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE
WORLDS
CONFERENCE WEBSITE
http://www.unimuenster.de/Anglistik/Research/Tefl/challengingreading/index.html