James Joyce's Teaching Life and Methods: Language and Pedagogy in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, and Finnegans Wake

by Elizabeth Switaj

Overview

Before Joyce became famous as writer, he supported himself through his other language work: English-language teaching in Pola, Trieste, and Rome. The importance of James Joyce's teaching, however, has been underestimated until now. The very playfulness and unconventionality that made him a popular and successful teacher has led his pedagogy to be underrated, and the connections between his teaching and his writing have been largely neglected. James Joyce's Teaching Life and Methods reveals the importance in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, and Finnegans Wake of pedagogy and the understanding of language Joyce gained teaching English as a Foreign Language in Berlitz schools and elsewhere.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137559890
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	01/20/2016
Edition description:	1st ed. 2016
Pages:	195
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Elizabeth Switaj is a Liberal Arts Instructor at the College of the Marshall Islands. Her previous publications include essays on Joyce, which have appeared in the Journal of Modern Literature and the Joyce Studies in Italy series, and a collection of poetry, Magdalene and the Mermaids.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. "With No Delays for Elegance": Joyce's Teaching Life and Methods
2. Language Learning and Pedagogy in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
3. Native Speakers as Language Learners: The Pedagogical Ulysses
Chapter 4: "Night Lessons" in Wakese: The Furthest Extreme of Joyce's Anarchic Pedagogy
Conclusion

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From the Publisher

"Elizabeth Switaj builds on biographical, conceptual, and critical work on Joyce and pedagogy in order to make exciting contributions to our understanding of the Joyce's major works. Switaj's focus – Joyce as teacher coupled with his knowledge of language learning and how these shaped his narrative and stylistic practices – serves to further claims about power, authority, and education. Well-researched with readings that are original and persuasive, this is a highly engaging and important study." - Janine Utell, Professor of English, Widener University, USA

Editorial Reviews

"Elizabeth Switaj builds on biographical, conceptual, and critical work on Joyce and pedagogy in order to make exciting contributions to our understanding of the Joyce's major works. Switaj's focus – Joyce as teacher coupled with his knowledge of language learning and how these shaped his narrative and stylistic practices – serves to further claims about power, authority, and education. Well-researched with readings that are original and persuasive, this is a highly engaging and important study." - Janine Utell, Professor of English, Widener University, USA

From the Publisher