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Teaching Philippine Literature And Illness: Finding Cure In Humanities, John Paolo Sarce
Teaching Philippine Literature And Illness: Finding Cure In Humanities, John Paolo Sarce
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Health and illness as themes are uncommonly being touched in literature classrooms. Other than the lack of interdisciplinary studies or specialists in this field in the Philippines; often teachers are also confronted with tons of materials that they are either overwhelmed to teach or find it difficult to deliver on their classes. This is the goal of this paper; help teachers gain confidence and basic knowledge of teaching literature that discusses health and illness especially at this time of history. Helping both teachers and students to understand and appreciate literature as a space for developing empathy while also honing their …