Incorporating Literature in ESL Teaching and Learning

Authors

  • Dr. A. Joycilin Shermila Associate Professor of English, Annammal College of Education for Women, Tuticorin, Tamilnadu, India

Keywords:

Literature, Language, Learning, Learners, Competence

Abstract

Literature in language classroom can enhance the critical thinking abilities of the learners. Incorporating literature in language classroom can be motivating and it can provide an interactive climate which can improve the communicative competence of the learners.  Literature can be used to teach language through interesting activities such as brainstorming, role-playing, word association, situational scenes and prediction.  Literature provides a platform where teachers are able to provide learners pleasure by engaging their affective domain. By strengthening the affective and emotional domains literature develops a sense of involvement for the learners.  Literature helps students to understand another culture. The present paper discusses how incorporating literature can develop the language skills of the learners in ESL classroom.

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Published

01.01.2010

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A. Joycilin Shermila. (2010). Incorporating Literature in ESL Teaching and Learning. Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature, 1(3), 18–23. Retrieved from https://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jtrel/article/view/JTREL010304

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 3 (2010): January

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Research Articles

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