TEST
STEPHANIE: Hello, Trevor.
TREVOR:
Hello, Stephanie. You said you wanted to talk about the course I’m taking on literature for
children.
STEPHANIE: That’s right. I’m thinking of doing it next year, but I’d like to find out more about it first.
TREVOR:
OK, well, as you probably know, it’s a one-year course. It’s
divided into six modules, and
you have to take all of them. One of the most interesting ones, for me, at least, was about
the purpose of children’s literature.
STEPHANIE: You mean, whether it should just entertain children
or should be educational, as well.
TREVOR:
Right, and whether the teaching should be factual – giving them information about the
world – or ethical, teaching them values. What’s fascinating is that