Introducing literature in the high-school classroom. An approach to culture, language and personal growth
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Introducing literature in the high-school classroom. An approach to culture, language and personal growthAuthor (s)
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Ortells Montón, Elena; Universitat Jaume I. Departament d'Estudis AnglesosDate
2014-07-22Publisher
Universitat Jaume IAbstract
The intention of this paper is to show how reading an authentic piece of literature
can improve the overall reading comprehension level of the students as well as their
competence in the target language while ... [+]
The intention of this paper is to show how reading an authentic piece of literature
can improve the overall reading comprehension level of the students as well as their
competence in the target language while introducing them to cultural aspects and
opportunities to reflect on life-related topics. Moreover, along this process, we can find
three important objectives: (i) working on culture-related topics, (ii) working on the
language, and (iii) working on aspects related to the students’ personal growth.
In order to be able to improve the way reading is worked on, we need to know how
things have been up until this moment. For that reason, this paper offers comments on
the current situation of reading and English in Spain and also suggests a series of
proposals for the improvement of the reading skill, since this skill is paramount in the
learning of a language, and consequently, in the learning of EFL.
The way to improve the reading skill will be the use of real literature and a pre-
/while-/post- reading approach to the activities. Thus, the reader will find a didactic
proposal which suggests working on the book Hidden Roots by Joseph Bruchac, and
presents a series of pre-reading, while-reading, and post-reading activities in which the
students will pass through different stages such as (i) getting to know the Native
American culture and their development and history, (ii) working with the text and
getting to know the book in one of the in-class sessions, and (iii) working in groups in
order to design a presentation focused on the three objectives mentioned in the
previous paragraph. [-]
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Màster Universitari en Professor/a d'Educació Secundària Obligatòria i Batxillerat, Formació Professional i Ensenyaments d'Idiomes | Máster Universitario en Profesor/a de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria y Bachillerato, Formación Profesional y Enseñanzas de Idiomas | Master's Degree in Secondary Education, Vocational Training and Language Teaching
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Treball Final del Màster Universitari en Professor/a d'Educació Secundària Obligatòria i Batxillerat, Formació Professional i Ensenyaments d'Idiomes. Codi: SAP419. Curs acadèmic 2013-2014
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