Méndez Bonet, Yazmin

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Listening to the voices of the Caribbean: Introducing Caribbean children’s literature into the English classroom in Puerto Rico
(2012) Méndez Bonet, Yazmin; Irizarry Rodríguez, José M.; College of Arts and Sciences - Arts; Vicente, Nancy Vanessa; Pratt, Ellen; Román Pérez, Rosa I.; Carroll, Kevin S.; Department of English; Nieto, Miriam J.
This study assesses the general knowledge eighth graders from Western Puerto Rico have of their neighboring Caribbean islands. It also examines interests and provides a base for the material selected for the creation of a teaching unit integrating Caribbean Children’s Literature following the standards set forth by the Department of Education and fulfill the mission of the English Program. Data was collected through a student questionnaire and the results show that participants do have general knowledge about the neighboring Caribbean islands, and this information was taken into consideration to construct the unit. In addition, the results revealed there are certain topics, genres and activities students preferred when reading literature and these must be taken into account when developing the English curriculum. This unit allows students to explore and discover “others” through multicultural literature in the English classroom.