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Literature in the Language Classroom Part A Aims and Objectives
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Introduction Literature was thought of as embodying a static, convoluted kind of language, far removed from the utterances of daily communication. It’s ‘elitist’ and reserved for advanced level studies. the need for accurate critical terms and, the ‘metalanguage’ of literary studies, convinced many teachers that it could not be studied in the foreign language. Much of English in literature do not meet with the demands of particular uses in business, trade, travel, or tourism. It’s a fact that many learners want and love literary texts. The created world of fiction takes learners in contextualized situations. Literature speaks to the heart as much as to the mind.
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Teaching literature: why, what and how Valuable Authentic Material Literature offers a bountiful and extremely varied body of written material about fundamental human issues, and it’s enduring rather than ephemeral. The works of literature are not fashioned for the specific purpose of teaching a language. Cultural Enrichment Although the ‘world’ of a novel, play or short story is a created one, yet it offers a full and vivid context of the social background. Best seen as a complement to other materials used to increase the learner’s insight into the country. Why
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Teaching literature: why Language Enrichment Literary works exposes the student to many functions of the written language. Extensive reading increases a learner’s vocabulary and facilitates a more active form of knowledge. Reading a substantial body of text, students get familiar with many features of the written language. –the formation and function of sentences, the variety of possible structures, different ways of connection ideas. In tackling a novel or a play, students develop the ability to make inferences and deduce meaning from context.
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Teaching literature: why Personal Involvement When a novel, play or short story is explored over a period of time, the reader begins to ‘inhabit’ the text. He or she is drawn into the book. The reader is eager to find out what happens; he or she feels close to certain characters and share their emotional responses. As long as the reader is well-motivated and the experience of engaging with literature is kept interesting and varied, it can have beneficial effects upon the whole language learning process.
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