TO KILL THE MOCKINGBIRD OF UNCRITICAL THINKING IN THE LITERATURE CLASSROOM

• 来源期刊: 中国应用语言学：英文版
• 学科: 文学
• 年，卷（期）: 1996,（2）
• 页码范围: 15-19
• 页数: 5页
• 分类号: H319.3

摘要

IntroductionThe literature classroom in China is often compared to a huge dull cage where we generously spend ourtime spoon-feeding the sweet birds of youth who usually have a hard time before becoming fully-fledged.Although they may be fully-fledged by the end of their study,they are,more often than not.unfortunatelyidentical in that they seem unable to think critically.Deeply rooted in our traditioual values and powerfully influenced by the particular ways our social andacademic institutions are organised,we teachers,consciously or unconscionsly.do contribule to themaking of this undesirable reality.Always ready to accept authority,most of our students are too shy to