Literature in the Language Classroom: A Resource Book of Ideas and Activities

by Joanne Collie

Book Overview

The book 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521312248
• ISBN13: 9780521312240
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"