Literature, Spoken Language and Speaking Skills in Second Language Learning

ISBN-13: 9781108472944 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 262 str.

Christian Jones

Opis

Explores how literature is used as a model of spoken language and to develop speaking skills in second language learning.

Spis treści

Foreword; 1. Introduction; Part I. Literature and Spoken Language: 2. The realism of conversation in literature; 3. Using literature in text-driven materials to help develop spoken language awareness; 4. Literature, TV drama and spoken language awareness; 5. Haiku and spoken language: Corpus-Driven analyses of linguistic features in English-language haiku writing; 6. Screenplays as pedagogical medium for cultivating EFL learners' metapragmatic awareness of speech acts in spoken English; Part II. Literature and Speaking Skills: 7. EFL learners reading and discussing poems in English; 8. An analysis of collaborative dialogue in literature circles; 9. Exploring literary texts as a tool for developing L2 oral proficiency; 10. Conclusion: implications for pedagogy and research.