Description
Book SynopsisLearning with Literature in the EFL Classroom provides a comprehensive, in-depth and state-of-the-art introduction to literature learning in EFL contexts. Paying attention to both theoretical and practical concerns, the study focuses on a wide range of literary genres, different age and ability groups and new topics for literature learning. The 18 contributions discuss present-day challenges for literature teaching in the light of current theoretical debates and offer a balance between theory and practice by combining theoretical input with practical work in the classroom. The volume offers many suggestions for the future of the field and has a varied readership in mind, comprising language teachers, university students and academics.
Trade Review«In conclusion, this collection mostly fulfills its aims and due to its systematic coverage – except for the important area of literature and film – forms an important complement to previous volumes on teaching literature.»
(Michael Meyer, Anglistik: International Journal of English Studies 27.2 September 2016)
Table of ContentsContents: Werner Delanoy/Maria Eisenmann/Frauke Matz: Learning with Literature in the EFL Classroom – Werner Delanoy: Literature Teaching and Learning: Theory and Practice – Laurenz Volkmann: Literary Literacy and Intercultural Competence: Furthering Students’ Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes – Margit Hempel: A Picture (Book) is Worth a Thousand Words: Picture Books in the EFL Primary Classroom – Janice Bland: Performing Poems in the Primary School – Carsten Albers: Poetry in the Intermediate EFL Classroom – Frauke Matz/Anne Stieger: Teaching Young Adult Fiction – Carola Surkamp: Playful Learning with Short Plays – Peter Freese: Teaching Narrative Competence: American Short Stories in the EFL Classroom – Rüdiger Ahrens: Why Read a Shakespeare Play in Class? – Peter Freese:
The American Dream: New Approaches to an Old Topic – Maria Eisenmann:
Crossovers - Postcolonial Literature and Transcultural Learning – Laurenz Volkmann:
Opportunities and Challenges for Transcultural Learning and Global Education via Literature – Frauke Matz: Alternative Worlds - Alternative Texts: Teaching (Young Adult) Dystopian Novels – Wolfgang Hallet:
Teaching Multimodal Novels – Christian Ludwig: Narrating the «Truth»: Using Autographics in the EFL Classroom – Nancy Grimm/Julia Hammer: Performative Approaches and Innovative Methods – Gabriele Blell: Approaches to Plurilingual Literature Teaching in the EFL Classroom – René Schallegger: Teaching Games - Video Games in Educational Contexts.
