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Take It Out of Class: Exploring Virtual Literature Circles
Article first published online: 9 NOV 2011
DOI: 10.1598/JAAL.54.8.1
2011 International Reading Association
1936-2706/asset/cover.gif?v=1&s=e50879c79b5bbda170349a2a360867970eef1ba8 "Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy")
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Bowers-Campbell, J. (2011), Take It Out of Class: Exploring Virtual Literature Circles. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 54: 557–567. doi: 10.1598/JAAL.54.8.1
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- Issue published online: 9 NOV 2011
- Article first published online: 9 NOV 2011
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Keywords:
- topic;
- digital;
- ICT;
- ICT;
- literature;
- methodology;
- qualitative;
- strategies;
- reading;
- discussion;
- learner;
- adolescence;
- adult;
- type;
- article
Fifteen graduate students enrolled in an English methods class were organized into three book clubs to participate in online literature discussion. Participants' posts about their reading included evidence of group harmony, text focus, text connections, and aesthetic responses. The findings suggest that an online format allows for natural, sophisticated discussion around text.