Education of Literary Classics and Cultivation of Empathy*

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.191217.074How to use a DOI?

Keywords

literary classics, empathy, humanistic education, strategies

Abstract

Previous researches have shown that reading literature fosters empathy. However, problems still exist in the educational function of reading literary classics and the classroom approaches. This paper is intended to discuss the values of literary classics education in the new era and strategies of cultivating empathy in the basic stage of English major. It is indicated that there is a close linkage between education of literary classics and cultivation of empathy. The education of literary classics can cultivate empathy, making people behave better, think better, and making the world become better. To effectively improve empathy in literary classics education, it’s necessary to connect inside and outside of the classroom and combine reading with writing appropriately.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yonghong Gao
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/02/14
TI  - Education of Literary Classics and Cultivation of Empathy*
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Education, Language, Art and Inter-cultural Communication (ICELAIC 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 38
EP  - 42
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.191217.074
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.191217.074
ID  - Gao2020
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