Home-made poetry as pedagogical tool: an experience from the law classroom
Since 2012, I have been using home-made poetry to supplement my teaching of trust law. My experience illustrates how English–in this case poetry–can enhance teaching in other fields. Poetry can capture complex concepts in understandable and memorable ways, provide the human context behind abstract p...
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| description | Since 2012, I have been using home-made poetry to supplement my teaching of trust law. My experience illustrates how English–in this case poetry–can enhance teaching in other fields. Poetry can capture complex concepts in understandable and memorable ways, provide the human context behind abstract principles and increase authenticity in the classroom. The piece includes original teacher and student-written poems, and student feedback on the use of poetry in the classroom. Home-made poetry leverages English’s power of narrative, imagination and language and can enrich any academic field. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-213462019-05-28T02:07:56Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/21346/ Home-made poetry as pedagogical tool: an experience from the law classroom Manley, Stewart K Law (General) Since 2012, I have been using home-made poetry to supplement my teaching of trust law. My experience illustrates how English–in this case poetry–can enhance teaching in other fields. Poetry can capture complex concepts in understandable and memorable ways, provide the human context behind abstract principles and increase authenticity in the classroom. The piece includes original teacher and student-written poems, and student feedback on the use of poetry in the classroom. Home-made poetry leverages English’s power of narrative, imagination and language and can enrich any academic field. Wiley 2018 Article PeerReviewed Manley, Stewart (2018) Home-made poetry as pedagogical tool: an experience from the law classroom. English in Education, 52 (3). pp. 213-224. ISSN 0425-0494, DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/04250494.2018.1508324 <https://doi.org/10.1080/04250494.2018.1508324>. https://doi.org/10.1080/04250494.2018.1508324 doi:10.1080/04250494.2018.1508324 |
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