LGA 3107-STORIES FOR YOUNG

LEARNERS
STORIES IN THE ESL CLASSROOM
WEEK 6
( 22 26 JULY 2012 )

STORIES IN THE ESL

CLASSROOM

AESTHETIC VALUES
Aesthetic
Def : aesthetic
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adjective 1. pertaining to a sense of the
beautiful or to the science of aesthetics.
2. having a sense of the beautiful;
characterized by a loveof beauty.
3. pertaining to, involving, or concerned
with pure emotion and sensationas
opposed to pure intellectuality

Linguistics Features

The scientific study of language or of particular languages

Techniques & Strategies :

In Teaching Aesthetic Values / Literature

Using Questioning
Techniques
Comparison

Using Questioning
Techniques
Induction

Using Questioning
Techniques
Deduction

Using Questioning
Techniques
Classification

Using Questioning
Techniques
Error Analysis

Using Questioning
Techniques
Abstraction

Using Questioning
Techniques
Analyzing Perspectives

Using Questioning
Techniques
How to Teach Literature by Teaching Questioning Techniques ?

Using Questioning
Techniques

Arrange students in groups and have them come up with one question for ea

Text Part
Textual related to texts

Associations
Relating to the same ideas or things.

Hypothesizing

To suggest a way of explaining something when you do not definitely know ab

Performance
The act of performing a play, concert or some other form of entertainment.

Techniques & Strategies :

In Teaching Linguistics

Explanation

Print and Language

Differences and Similarities

Content Analysis
Analyzing content and relate to ones life.

Approaches to Teaching
Literature
The Cultural Model

The Cultural Model

This model represents the traditional

approach to teaching literature. Such a

model requires learners to explore and
interpret the social, political, literary and
historical context of a specific text. By
using such a model to teach literature we
not only reveal the universality of such
thoughts and ideas but encourage learners
to understand different cultures and
ideologies in relation to their own. This
model is largely rejected by those in TEFL
since not only does it tend to be teachercentred but there is little opportunity for

The Language Model

The most common approach to literature in

the EFL classroom is what Carter and Long

(1991) refer to as the language-based
approach. Such an approach enables
learners to access a text in a systematic
and methodical way in order to exemplify
specific linguistic features e.g. literal and
figurative language, direct and indirect
speech. This approach lends itself well to
the repertoire of strategies used in
language teaching - cloze procedure,
prediction exercises, jumbled sentences,
summary writing, creative writing and role

The Personal Growth

Model
This model attempts to bridge the cultural

model and the language model by focusing

on the particular use of language in a text,
as well as placing it in a specific cultural
context. Learners are encouraged to
express their opinions, feelings and
opinions and make connections between
their own personal and cultural experiences
and those expressed in the text. Another
aspect of this model is that it helps learners
develop knowledge of ideas and language
content and formal schemata through
different themes and topics.

Discuss
How stories / Literature can be used to teach Language and Literature ?

Group Task
Identify a story book you could use to develop a drama performance.

Group Task

Using the same book, create three language focused activities for worksheet