Chaucer Pedagogy: What's Next

The Chaucer Pedagogy Page

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for Teachers and Students
of Chaucer and the Later Middle Ages

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Daniel T. Kline | U. of Alaska Anchorage
Chaucer Pedagogy | Electronic Canterbury Tales | Chaucer Central

What's the Next Step?

Although electronic resources for studying Chaucer and the medieval period are continually increasing in quality and sophistication online, in-depth study of late medieval literature, culture, and history still requires dedicated effort offline. Here are some possibilities.

Use Online Bibliographies
. . . to develop a list of academic books and articles you can then look up in your local college or university library (many public libraries also carry a healthy selection of scholarly resources);
Read the Work
. . . of reputable medievalists, Chaucerians, and other scholars (the Chaucer Pedagogy Page Booklist, in association with Amazon.Com, is a good place to start);
Look Up Scholarly Articles
. . . in a good academic library (or getting them through Inter-Library Loan [ILL] or an online service like Uncover);
Talk With Others
. . . who are interested in Chaucer and the Middle Ages;
Form a Reading Group or Study Circle
. . . of like-minded folks to discuss the medieval literature and academic articles (these are often organized through local community centers, civic groups, and bookstores, or can be done in your own home);
Attend a Literary Conference
. . . where scholars and advanced students present the results of their research (many local colleges and universities have an annual meeting of this sort; check the local paper, community calendar, or campus radio station);
Join a Newsgroup or an Electronic Listserv
. . . dedicated to your special interest (if you have an email account, you can find an electronic community who shares your passion);
Write About What You Read
. . . keep a reading journal where you can record your responses, compose your own creative works in the style of the works you enjoy most, write a formal essay explaining your opinion or arguing a specific interpretation, or write a poem, a web page or children's story;
Take a Course
. . . at your skill level at a local college, and most importantly,
Read and Enjoy the Literature of the Middle Ages
. . . whether in translation, or for those so inclined, in Middle English or in another original language.

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