Using Literature to Learn and Teach Language: The L3 Approach

✍ Scribed by Carol Griffiths

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2024
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 212
• Edition: 2024
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This accessibly-written textbook uses the intrinsic appeal of a story to engage students with language, and provides teachers with the background knowledge and the skills to use literature to construct lessons for their classes which integrate all four skills plus language awareness in an enjoyable way. Although a number of books and studies have examined the value of using literature to learn language, literature remains under-represented as a language learning resource. The author argues that the accumulated body of literature represents a bottomless pit of potential material, just waiting to be recognised and enjoyed. From a teacher’s point of view, a lesson based on a literary work can provide an integrated approach to language development which few other approaches can match. A piece of literature can be used to develop all four skills, both receptive and productive (reading, writing, listening speaking) as well as production skills and language awareness. This book willbe an essential resource for pre-service and in-service teachers, teacher trainers, students and scholars of Applied Linguistics, Language Education, TESOL and related subjects.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
1 Preface
Aims of the Book
Section structure
Who Is This Book for?
What Is Included in This Book?
Contents of the Book
References
2 Theoretical Issues with Using Literature to Learn/Teach Language (The L3 Approach)
What Is Literature?
Why Use Literature for Learning Language?
Previous Research into the Use of Literature in Language Teaching and Learning
Theoretical Underpinnings
Issues with Using Literature to Teach Language
References
3 Extending the Literary Repertoire
Folk Literature
Young Children’s Stories
Older Children’s Stories
Teen Fiction
The Short Story
Non-fiction
Poetry
Drama
The Novella
The Novel
Science Fiction
Fantasy
4 Using Literature in the Language Classroom
Principles of Integrated Lessons to Teach Language Using Literature
Folk Literature: King Arthur
King Arthur
Young Children’s Literature: The Wind in the Willows—Kenneth Grahame
The Wind in the Willows—Kenneth Grahame
Older Children’s Literature: Treasure Island—Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island—Robert Louis Stevenson
Teen Literature: The Fault in Our Stars—John Green
The Fault in Our Stars—John Green
Short Story: The Open Window—Saki
The Open Window—Saki
Non-Fiction: Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life—Alexa Johnston
Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life—Alexa Johnston
Poetry: The Wise Men and the Elephant—John Godfrey Saxe
Drama: Pygmalion—George Bernard Shaw
Pygmalion—George Bernard Shaw
Novella: The Pearl—John Steinbeck
The Pearl—John Steinbeck
Novel: A Tale of Two Cities—Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities—Charles Dickens
Science Fiction: The War of the Worlds—H. G. Wells.
The War of the Worlds—H. G. Wells
Fantasy: Gulliver’s Travels—Jonathan Swift
Gulliver’s Travels—Jonathan Swift
References
5 Teachers’ Guide to Using Literature to Learn and Teach Language (The L3 Approach)
Worksheets
Suggestions for Using the Worksheets
References
Glossary of Literary Terms
References
Index