Survey for Approaches to Teaching the Novels of Nella Larsen
Edited by Jacquelyn Y. McLendon
This survey is designed to gather information about instructors' methods and materials for teaching the novels of Nella Larsen, for the purpose of developing a new volume on the author in the MLA series Approaches to Teaching World Literature. Respondents are encouraged to submit a proposal for a contribution to the volume (see item 14 below), as well as to answer the questions related to their teaching. Proposals and survey responses are due 1 February 2009, after which the survey will no longer be available online. All respondents will be acknowledged in the published volume.
Please answer the questions on the form below and click Submit when you are finished. Your responses will go directly to the volume's editor. The editor welcomes supplemental materials such as course descriptions, syllabi, assignments, and bibliographies. You may upload them (see the end of the form); send them by surface mail to Jacquelyn Y. McLendon, Dept. of English, Coll. of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795; or e-mail them to jymcle@wm.edu. You may also forward queries or comments to the editor at those addresses. Thank you for helping in the development of this important project.
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| 1. List and briefly describe the courses in which you teach Larsen's novels, Quicksand and Passing. Please indicate for each course the discipline, course title, lecture or seminar format, elective or required, regularly offered or special topics, and how often you teach it. |
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| 2. Which editions of the novels do you use and why? Do you teach the entire novels or excerpts? |
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| 3. Which, if any, of Larsen's short stories do you teach? |
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| 4. What secondary sources do you consult in preparing to teach Larsen's work (biographies, critical essays, historical or cultural background)? |
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| 5. What secondary texts, if any, do you assign as required or recommended reading for students? |
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| 6. What Internet, electronic, or audiovisual resources, if any, do you find useful in preparing for teaching and in the classroom? |
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| 7. If you use a particular critical or theoretical approach in your teaching of Larsen, briefly describe it and how you use it in the classroom. |
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| 8. What specific themes or issues do you emphasize in teaching Larsen's works? |
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| 9. How do you deal with issues of race, class, and elitism? How does the diversity of your students affect how you teach Larsen's works and how they are received? Describe that diversity or lack of it (cultural, racial or ethnic, linguistic, age range, etc.). |
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| 10. Briefly describe any other texts you commonly teach in conjunction with Larsen's novels and why you do so. |
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| 11. What aspects of Larsen's works do you and your students find most engaging? Most challenging? |
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| 12. What written and other assignments (papers, individual and group presentations, in-class exercises, exams, etc.) do you require? Which do you find most successful and why? |
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| 13. What specific issues would you like to see addressed in a volume on teaching Larsen's works? |
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| 14. If you would like to propose an essay for this volume, please submit an abstract in which you describe your approach or topic and explain its potential benefit for students and instructors alike. Please submit a brief curriculum vitae; you may use the Browse button(s) below for this purpose, as well as to forward any supplemental materials, such as syllabi.
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