Literature, Metaphor and the Foreign Language Learner

By Jonathan Picken

Book Overview

Theory in reader-response and stylistics traditions supports L2 work with literature as it is valued by students and helps develop communicative and critical language skills. The author uses insights from empirical research to evaluate current teaching practices against this background, highlighting readers' responses to metaphor as a test case.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349353264
• ISBN13: 9781349353262
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"