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ERIC Number: EJ261315
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Apr
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Oral Histories as Living Literature.
Farrell, Edmund J.
English Journal, v71 n4 p87-92 Apr 1982
Examines the appeal of oral histories--their intimacy, authenticity, seeming reliability, and panoramic as well as sharply focused presentations of human life--and the possibilities they offer as subject matter in English classrooms. Provides lists of oral histories and "how-to" books on oral history. (RL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English Instruction, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Oral History, Primary Sources, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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