Literature in the Language Classroom: A Resource Book of Ideas and Activities (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers) - Hardcover

Collie, Joanne; Slater, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521309964 ISBN 13: 9780521309967

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1987

Synopsis

This is a practical guide for practising teachers of English and teachers in training. It offers teachers a rationale and a variety of imaginative techniques for integrating literature work with language teaching. It is divided into three sections: Part I discusses the questions: Why teach literature? What should we teach? How should we teach it?; Part II outlines and illustrates a wealth of student-centred class and homework activities appropriate to each stage of the study of a literary work. Detailed descriptions of the activities are accompanied by numerous sample worksheets; Part III demonstrates techniques for working with complete texts, and shows how the activities outlined in Part II can be applied to particular novels, plays, short stories and poems. All activities described have been used successfully with a wide range of classes from intermediate level up.

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Review

'Literature in the Language Classroom offers an unrivalled range of sensitive and practical activities to facilitate the teaching of literature in the language classroom.' Dr Philip McLaughlin, EFL Gazette

Book Description

A variety of imaginative techniques for integrating literature work with language learning.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0521309964
• ISBN 13: 9780521309967
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 272