LITERATURE IN ESL CLASSROOM

DED3043 TEACHING OF LITERATURE IN ESL TOPIC 2

WHY USE LITERARY TEXTS IN CLASSROOM?

Resource of authentic, unmodified language Expand language awareness Develop language competence

Acquainted with culture of English speaking countries

Define their own values through those depicted in the texts

Reasons for Using Literature in ESL classroom

1. Motivating material Expose to variety of themes and uses of language. Suspense in unraveling plot of novels. Bring out emotional responses.

2. Access to Cultural background. Expose to rich and fascinating diversities of the world. Wide range of cultures. Aware of social, political and historical events.

3. Encouraging language acquisition. Limited access to spoken language written language becomes primary source for stimulating acquisition. Should encourage extensive reading.

4. Expanding students language awareness. Language used in poetry become sensitive to specific stylistic effects in literary work. Discover more generalisable features of language.

5. Developing students interpretive abilities. Abilities to infer meaning and to make interpretations. Literary texts rich in multiple levels of meaning.

6. Educating the whole person. Literature helps to stimulate students imagination, develop critical abilities, and increase emotional awareness.

Advantages of introducing literature as resource in ESL classroom

Examples of different writing styles Extend and develop vocabulary and knowledge Develop knowledge in syntax and grammar Source for language extension works Aware of different literary styles Develop critical and analytical skills

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