Morag Styles, from the University of Cambridge, has
referred to children's literature education in an interview for El Mercurio
today's edition.
Being member of the International Research Society of
Children´s Literature, she probably knows a lot about what it is or it is not
useful for children in libraries.
Morag principal activities are research and teaching. She
researches in areas related to the academic study of children's literature.
On April 13th, Styles was an exponent in the conference “Teaching
English for the Future”, organized by the ABSCH (Association of British Schools
in Chile). Her subjects were:
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The
power of poetry: Words and sounds.
•
Reviving
Shakespeare for young people.
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The
potential of picture books for kids.
In the newspaper, she says that Chile needs to take
advantage of the poetic potential of the country. Morag thinks that the use of
this kind of material is not common because, sometimes, teachers do not feel
qualified in this area. One of the steps to follow, in order to exploit our
resources in poetry, is to stop believing poetry is ruled by any kind of norms. It is much more related to emotions.
Maybe that is why, she also says, classic stories, such as
Cinderella, are still valid when we work with children's emotions, for
example, the feeling of surprise. - MMYC
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