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working that are of great interest and render significant improvements. Taking
stockof the results, the following canbe stated:
– Book clubs are based on a more vertical and expert model than literary
gatherings,which try touseamoreegalitariananddemocraticmodel.
– Themeeting timeframes inbothcasesare flexibleandadaptable to theneeds
of thegroup.
– Academic intelligence is particularly valued inbook clubs,while cultural in-
telligence is valued in thedialogic literarygatherings.
– Debates are moderated according to clear rules that are well-known to all
members indialogic literarygatherings(askingtospeak, turn-taking,etc.), in
ordertoensuregroupattentionandrespect forallopinionsandargumentsat
all times.This couldbe improved inbookclubs.
– Inbookclubs,all typesofbookscanberead,whiledialogic literarygatherings
are limited touniversal classics.
– Themethodologyofdialogic literarygatherings ismoreopenandhasgreater
organisational opportunities than book clubs, as an expert is not required,
thanks to the principles of dialogic learning on which they are based. The
procedure isclearerandmoretransparentthaninbookclubs,whichmakes it
easy foranymemberof thegrouptomoderate themeeting,andforeveryone
to be aware of and follow the basic rules that ensure all participate satisfac-
torily in thedebates.
– Bookclubshaveboth face-to-face andonlinevariants (genres, authors, etc.).
4 Conclusions
Depending on the profile of the social organisation, on the profile of the par-
ticipants and on the interests pursued, the format that ismost stimulating to
themshouldbechosen:eitherbookclubsor literarygatherings.Bothmodels,by
combining individual reading with the group’s verbal discussion of the book,
helptoachievethethreefoldchallengeof innovationinreading:tofosterreading
comprehension, to promote a taste for reading, and to develop the habit of
reading11.
Readers, whenparticipating in a book clubmeeting or in a dialogic literary
gathering,changetheirstartingpointandexperiencesomeinternalgrowth.This
takesplacebyreadingthebook,sharingtheir interpretationsabout it, reflecting
on the work and becoming involved in a shared reading process, followed by
anotherandthenanother,sothattheirreadingcomprehension,tasteforreading
andreadinghabitsareenhanced,giventhesuccessofbothstrategiesasevidenced
11 Avci/Yuksel2011,Gritter2011,Reed/Vaughn2012.
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Über Bücher reden
Literaturrezeption in Lesegemeinschaften
- Title
- Über Bücher reden
- Subtitle
- Literaturrezeption in Lesegemeinschaften
- Author
- Doris Moser
- Editor
- Claudia Dürr
- Publisher
- V&R unipress
- Date
- 2021
- Language
- German
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- ISBN
- 978-3-7370-1323-9
- Size
- 15.5 x 23.2 cm
- Pages
- 262
- Category
- Lehrbücher