The Use of Literature as an Advanced Technique for Teaching English in the EFL/ESL Classroom = El uso de la literatura como técnica avanzada para la enseñanza del inglés como segunda lengua en el aula Articles uri icon

authors

  • FERNANDEZ DE CALEYA DALMAU, MIRIAM
  • BOBINKA, JELENA
  • SARTO MARTES, MARÍA PILAR

publication date

  • December 2012

start page

  • 217

end page

  • 236

issue

  • 27

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1576-5199

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1695-4297

abstract

  • The paper investigates and analyzes the extent and importance of literary discourse in foreign language acquisition. The approach suggested in this research combines five essential perspectives on the teaching literature to ESL/EFL students: the cultural heritage, the language skills, the functional, the critical literacy and the personal growth ones. Integrated into a single model, they not only help students to develop linguistic skills and different language areas, but also offer them a direct contact with the target language culture. All these promote better understanding of students´ own identity and the complexity of the world around them.

keywords

  • genre approach; literature; culture; language curriculum