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ERIC Number: EJ306612
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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The Myth of the World of Literature for Australian Students.
Lumb, Peter
English in Australia, n68 p51-59 Jun 1984
Briefly reviews two South Australian Education Department curriculum documents that justify the teaching of literature and then argues that newly arrived immigrants and many Australian ethnic minority students are denied the experiences of literature as established in the rationale of the documents. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, English Curriculum, Ethnic Groups, Ethnocentrism, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Literature, Literature Appreciation, Minority Groups, Multicultural Education, Secondary Education, Social Bias, Social Integration, Student Needs
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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