Learning with Literature in the EFL Classroom New edition

This comprehensive introduction to literature learning in EFL contexts pays attention to both theoretical and practical concerns. It focuses on a wide range of literary genres, different age and ability groups, and gives suggestions for the future of the field. Its readership comprises language teachers, university students and academics.
Learning with Literature in the EFL Classroom provides a comprehensive, in-depth and state-of-the-art introduction to literature learning in EFL contexts. Paying attention to both theoretical and practical concerns, the study focuses on a wide range of literary genres, different age and ability groups and new topics for literature learning. The 18 contributions discuss present-day challenges for literature teaching in the light of current theoretical debates and offer a balance between theory and practice by combining theoretical input with practical work in the classroom. The volume offers many suggestions for the future of the field and has a varied readership in mind, comprising language teachers, university students and academics.
Covering both theory and practice and offering tips for using a range of literary genres with all ages and abilities, German and Austrian contributors offer a detailed introduction to literature learning in EFL contexts. Part 1 overviews the theory and practice of literature teaching and learning and looks at the importance of teaching intercultural competence. In later sections on literature learning at primary, intermediate, and higher levels, classroom techniques are described for performing poems, transcultural learning and postcolonial literature, and teaching young adult dystopian novels. The book’s final section discusses emerging approaches such as teaching multimodal novels, using autographics in the EFL classroom, and video games in educational contexts. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)