Teaching Literature and Written Languages
Literature originally meant all written language but today is limited to literary genres such as drama, epic, lyric, novel, and poetry. Teaching involves giving information or skills to others. It can be greatly broadened to include computers, textbooks, or educational television. The word 'teacher' refers to parents, scout leaders, and classroom teachers. Teachers may use various technologies as aids in instruction, but it is teachers make the decisions concerning the content and the means by which instruction is delivered. Below you will find Internet sources for the study of literature at leading American universities.
Amy Ulen: Shakespeare Information and Resources Guide
View an eclectic mix of Shakespeare resources with a focus on optimal methods for teaching his works plus links to individual plays.
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.: Catherine N. Ball: Hwaet: Old English Literature Resources Guide
Find details about an educational philosophy for teaching students how to read Old English literature with lessons and activities.
Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts: Gregory Crane: Perseus Project
Browse a digital library of the ancient Greek world with classical texts in Greek and English translation plus Greek-English dictionaries.