Growth through English and The Uses of English : literature, knowledge and experience

Wayne Sawyer

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Abstract

In the British 'zone' of the English education world, which Australia largely inhabited throughout the twentieth century, the key book that came out of Dartmouth was John Dixon's Growth through English. Some in the British 'zone' may not even be aware of the equivalent American book, Herbert Muller's The Uses of English. 2017 was the 50th anniversary of the publication of these texts and seems a useful time to re-visit some of their key ideas. Here I want to examine these books from the perspective of what they had to say about literature in particular and, in turn, about 'knowledge' and 'experience'.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Future of English Teaching Worldwide: Celebrating 50 Years from the Dartmouth Conference
EditorsAndrew Goodwyn, Cal Durrant, Wayne Sawyer, Lisa Scherff, Don Zancanella
Place of PublicationU.K.
PublisherRoutledge
Pages27-41
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)9781351024464
ISBN (Print)9781138495210
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Keywords

  • English language
  • study and teaching
  • literature

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