Abstract of

Literature as Experience or Looking for Facts: Stance in the Classroom

Lee Galda

Lauren Aimonette Liang

Drawing on the literary theory of Louise Rosenblatt, among others, the authors explore the power of literature to engage readers, and ask why sometimes efforts to generate enthusiasm and interest through classroom use of literature fall short.

Abstract from Galda, L., & Liang, L. (2003). Literature as Experience or Looking for Facts: Stance in the Classroom. Reading Research Quarterly, 38(2), 268–275. doi: 10.1598/RRQ.38.2.6