Daffodil International University
Faculty of Humanities and Social Science => English => Topic started by: farahdina on October 01, 2014, 12:46:43 PM
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The use of literature in the ELT classroom is enjoying a revival for a number of reasons. Having formed part of traditional language teaching approaches, literature became less popular when language teaching and learning started to focus on the functional use of language. However, the role of literature in the ELT classroom has been re-assessed and many now view literary texts as providing rich linguistic input, effective stimuli for students to express themselves in other languages and a potential source of learner motivation.
Literary texts provide opportunities for multi-sensorial classroom experiences and can appeal to learners with different learning styles. Texts can be supplemented by audio-texts, music CDs, film clips, podcasts, all of which enhance even further the richness of the sensory input that students receive.
Literary texts offer a rich source of linguistic input and can help learners to practise the four skills - speaking, listening, reading and writing - in addition to exemplifying grammatical structures and presenting new vocabulary.
Literature can help learners to develop their understanding of other cultures, awareness of ‘difference' and to develop tolerance and understanding. At the same time literary texts can deal with universal themes such as love, war and loss that are not always covered in the sanitised world of course books.
Literary texts are representational rather than referential (McRae, 1994). Referential language communicates at only one level and tends to be informational. The representational language of literary texts involves the learners and engages their emotions, as well as their cognitive faculties. Literary works help learners to use their imagination, enhance their empathy for others and lead them to develop their own creativity. They also give students the chance to learn about literary devices that occur in other genres e.g. advertising.
Literature lessons can lead to public displays of student output through posters of student creations e.g. poems, stories or through performances of plays. So for a variety of linguistic, cultural and personal growth reasons, literary texts can be more motivating than the referential ones often used in classrooms.
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Literature rocks! :D
Truly speaking, I think students from all disciplines should have a poem and/or short story to read at the beginning of their university journey. Just for taste.
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me to, I feel the same.love literature
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We hardly focus on the concern-'using literary texts in studying language'. This can prove the most effective in terms of contextual learning!! Nice post :)
Afroza Akhter Tina
Senior Lecturer
Department of English, DIU
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Language & Literature -------- which one is best?
First answer: None
Second answer: Both
Final answer: The taste is yours, so taste it and opine conforming your soul.
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I hardly find any issues to compare such way!!!!!!!! :-[
Afroza Akhter Tina
Senior Lecturer
Department of English, DIU
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Thanks for sharing
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I agree with Tahsina Madam, at least short poems and stories should be used as a language learning tool :)
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If so, then what will be the future of 'Linguistic Imperialism' ?
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Linguistic Imperialism is just having a temporary high time like all other imperialism. ;D
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May be this imperialism can be the future indeed :P ;) :D
Afroza Akhter Tina
Senior Lecturer
Department of English, DIU
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Language and Literature both have different kinds of necessity.
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We should make good harmony between language and literature............
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just taste the taste
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..they are together always 8)
Afroza Akhter Tina
Senior Lecturer
Department of English, DIU
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They are very much amalgam-able. One that opens the door of imagination while the other strikes you out of imagination to see how things really are. However, both help each other in different way. I guess love for literature or reading may help one make better use of language, too.
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The 7th ULAB-THT-BELTA Program-2012 helped me with ideas regarding the concept.The sessions conducted by Cecelia from Japan focused on using contextual literature in language classes which can help learners develop with great interest and motivation.She shared lots of interesting activities in this regard with all of us.
Afroza Akhter Tina
Senior Lecturer
Department of English, DIU
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We should not reject this reality.
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Literature is nothing but the software which rejuvenates our linguistic mind in a contextualized way. It promotes the very idea of discourse and common maxims of the way of the world.
Though i am an ELT student but i am gregarious to taste the sublime flora and fauna of literary texts and to enrich my linguistic efficiency.
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Md. Nabinur Rahman