Using novels in the language-learning classroom
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Lazar, G. 1990. Using novels in the language-learning classroom. ELT Journal. 44 (3), pp. 204-214. https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/44.3.204
Type | Article |
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Title | Using novels in the language-learning classroom |
Authors | Lazar, G. |
Abstract | Using a novel with the English language learner provides a rich source of pedagogic activities. At the same time, it gives rise to its own set of difficulties—both practical and literary. In this article, I begin by attempting to identify some features of novels which provide unusual educational and linguistic opportunities for the learner. I then examine some of the difficulties both teachers and students may experience in using novels in the classroom and provide sample materials that I have devised in an attempt to overcome these problems. These activities were produced for one particular novel. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, but I hope the principles underlying them would be applicable to most other novels as well. |
Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
Journal | ELT Journal |
ISSN | 0951-0893 |
Publication dates | |
Jul 1990 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 02 Jul 2013 |
Output status | Published |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/44.3.204 |
Language | English |
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