INTERCULTURAL APPROACHES TO USING CHILDREN'S LITERATURE WEBSITES

Author: Cotton, Penni

Source: New Review of Children's Literature and Librarianship, Volume 13, Number 1, April 2007 , pp. 77-100(24)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

This article describes the development of European children's literature websites which have been created to help children, teachers and librarians to gain a better understanding of what it means to be European. It explains how, particularly through picture books, children can explore a variety of different languages, literatures and cultures. After analysing the concept of interculturality and the role of picture books in this process, it investigates the possibilities that new technologies can offer for intercultural translations and teaching approaches. Finally, it suggests ways in which the methodology used in these websites can be applied to others, thus enabling multicultural material to be used interculturally.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13614540701461564

Publication date: 2007-04-01