LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION

Course Description

This course covers the topics such as historical overview of the use of literature in language classes; close reading of the relevant literature and comparison of various approaches and methods of using literature in English Language Teaching (ELT); rubrics for the choice of materials; suitability of literary genres for the acquisition of language skills; study of the research carried out in the field and exploration of new possible research areas; conducting a research study on a small scale. The course also focuses on the effective use of literature in English language teaching, the role of literature in learning vocabulary items, grammatical items, language functions and developing target language skills.

LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION

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1. 01 This Course aims to offer a historical background to the short story and helps students to develop their skills of analyzing short stories.

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Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Leech, Geoffrey N. and Michael H. Short. Style in Fiction: A Linguistic Introduction to English Fictional Prose. Longman, New York, 2007.
2. 02 Collie,J., Slater, S.(1988) Literature in the Language Classroom, New York: Cambridge Unv. Press

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