medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I agree with Anna Graham. I teach my students to do historical document analyses using a 4 fold method based loosely on medieval exegesis. I introduce them to the method at the beginning of the course and provide written guidance. I can't claim that it teaches them sensitivity to the language, and its specific valences, but it does give them an approach and an awareness that a text is never just a straightforward account. If you teach them how you want them to read, you will have a better chance of them understanding what is required.
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Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 07:17:16 -0400
From: Anna Graham <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: How to read a medieval text introduction
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Hi, Paul,
I realize that this is probably not what you have in mind, but it
might be more engaging and more memorable if you did your own intro to
the course rather than have them do background reading. I have found
that an initial power point lecture telling them explicitly how to
read and understand the content enables them to read and understand
the content in a more compelling way, for them; more work for me in
the beginning, but less later on. I then post it and refer to it when
they have questions. I am sure that you know as well as anyone how to
read and interpret a medieval text and can make it as clear, and more
humorous, than any longer exposition.
Again, probably dumbing things down a little more than you would like,
and also perhaps contributing to the deeper problem and shorter
attention spans, but I get pretty good teaching evaluations!
Anna Graham
MSU
Anna Kirkwood Graham, J.D., Ph.D.
Romance and Classical Languages
B480 Wells Hall
Michigan State University
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