Transformative Reading
Olivia Fialho
[Linguistic Approaches to Literature, 42] 2024. xii, 263 pp.
Olivia Fialho
List of John Benjamins publications for which Olivia Fialho plays a role.
Titles
Subjects Cognition and language | Discourse studies | Narrative Studies | Pragmatics | Theoretical literature & literary studies | Writing and literacy
Scientific Approaches to Literature in Learning Environments
Edited by Michael Burke, Olivia Fialho and Sonia Zyngier
[Linguistic Approaches to Literature, 24] 2016. xix, 309 pp.
Subjects Language acquisition | Language teaching | Theoretical literature & literary studies
Articles
2016 Chapter 1. Empirical approaches to the study of literature in learning environments: An overview Scientific Approaches to Literature in Learning Environments, Burke, Michael, Olivia Fialho and Sonia Zyngier (eds.), pp. 1–16 | Article
Due to the variety of areas involved in the scientific study of literature in learning environments, this chapter provides an overview in six parts. Part 1 focuses on students’ perceptions of literature, how readers construct literary interpretation in the classroom, the growth of literary… read more
2016 Chapter 2. Learning from literature: Empirical research on readers in schools and at the workplace Scientific Approaches to Literature in Learning Environments, Burke, Michael, Olivia Fialho and Sonia Zyngier (eds.), pp. 19–38 | Article
This chapter explores what learning from literature entails and how we can come to insights about what literature can mean in the lives of readers, what they may discover about themselves and others. Reading literary stories leads to higher scores on standardized tests for social skills (e.g.,… read more