Literature, Spoken Language and Speaking Skills in Second Language - Learnin

The volume draws upon empirical research to investigate how literature is used as a model of spoken language and to develop speaking skills in second and foreign language learning. It is ideal reading for students and researchers of applied linguistics, TESOL and second language acquisition.

Sommario

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.

Riassunto

The volume draws upon empirical research to investigate how literature is used as a model of spoken language and to develop speaking skills in second and foreign language learning. It is ideal reading for students and researchers of applied linguistics, TESOL and second language acquisition.

Prefazione

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Christian (University of Liverpool) Jones
• Con la collaborazione di: Christian Jones (Editore), Jones Christian (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781108460798
• ISBN: 978-1-108-46079-8
• Pagine: 264
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Altre lingue / altre letterature; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Language acquisition, Language teaching and learning, Computational Linguistics, Computational and corpus linguistics, Applied linguistics for ELT