+The task:
Choose one piece of material which could be used with a level and type of class you are teaching or have taught. Evaluate the material in terms of its effectiveness for teaching language through literature in a context you are familiar with.
++The context of teaching:
Monolingual class of Arabic students in an Intermediate level.
+++The material and lesson can be chosen from BritLit website:
londonessays.com
+++++ The evaluation and analysis must achieve the following:
1- Demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of literary language, the historical use of literature in EFL/ESL and pedagogical options in relation to using literature for teaching language.
2- Apply the above knowledge to the critical analysis of materials which use literature to teach language.
3- Apply the above knowledge to creating and justifying materials and classes which use literature to teach language.
++++++Reference list:
Bolitho, R., Carter, R., Hughes, R., Ivanic, R, Matsuhara, H., & Tomlinson, B. 2003. Ten questions about language awareness. ELT Journal 57/3, 251-259.
Britlit resources for using literature in language teaching londonessays.com
Brumfit, C.J. and Carter, R. (Eds.) 1986. Literature and Language Teaching. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Carter, R. 2004. Language and creativity: The art of common talk. London: Routledge.
Carter, R., & McRae, J (Eds.) 1996. Language, Literature and The Learner. Harlow: Longman.
Collie, J. and Slater, S. 1987. Literature in the Language Classroom. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Chan, P.K.W. 1999. Literature, Language awareness and EFL. Language Awareness 8(1), 38-50.
Gilroy, M and Parkinson, B. 1997. Teaching literature in a foreign language. Language Teaching 29, 2-3-225.
Hall, G. 2005. Literature in Language Education. London: Palgrave.
Lewis, M.1993.The Lexical Approach. Hove: language Teaching Publications
McRae, J. 1991.Literature with a small l. London: Macmillan.
McRae, J., & Vethamani,M. 1999. Now Read On. London: Routledge.
Maley, A. 1999. Short and Sweet: Short texts and how to use them Har
mondsworth: Penguin
Maley, A. and Duff, A. 1990. Literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Paran, A. 2006. Literature in Teaching and Learning Case Studies in TESOL Practice . Alexandria, Va, TESOL.
Parkinson, B. 2000. Teaching Literature in a Second Language. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Schmidt, R.W. 1990. The Role of Consciousness in Second Language Learning.
Applied Linguistics Vol.11, no.2:129-158.
The Common European Framework of References for Languages. 2010.
Online. Available at londonessays.com
Watson, G. and Zyngier, S. (eds) 2006. Literature and Stylistics for Language Learners: Theory and Practice Basingstoke: Macmillan/Palgrave.
Webb, C. (2013). Language Through Literature Teaching ESL Vol II (Language Through Literature ESL).Amazon. Com (E-book).
Journals:
Language and Literature Sage
Language Awareness Taylor and Francis
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