The compatibility of literature with communicative methodology in EFL classroom
Other Title(s)
التوافق بين دراسة النصوص الأدبية و المنهج التواصلي لتعليم اللغة الإنجليزية لغة أجنبية
Author
Source
Damascus University Journal for Arts and Humanities
Issue
Vol. 37, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2021), pp.517-539, 23 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2021-09-30
Country of Publication
Syria
No. of Pages
23
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
The status of literature in the teaching of English as a foreign language has not been stable over the years.
under the traditional grammar-translation approach, for example, literature was given a high prestige in language programmes and was commonly assumed that a major reason for learning a foreign language was to gain access to the literary “classics” of that language.
but with the advent of methodologies emphasizing the teaching of every-day English, such as - audio linguicism and the communicative approach, literature was removed from the EFL classroom and regarded as both unnecessary and of no practical use.
however, in recent years there has been a call of the reinstatement of literature in the English language classroom, and a gradual recognition of its role as a valuable, even essential source of authentic material for the foreign learner.
it is the aim of this paper to explore the compatibility of literature with the principles and techniques of the communicative approach, to suggest three kinds of activities and finally to apply some of them on a particular literary text.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sanduq, Ammar. 2021. The compatibility of literature with communicative methodology in EFL classroom. Damascus University Journal for Arts and Humanities،Vol. 37, no. 3, pp.517-539.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1417222
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sanduq, Ammar. The compatibility of literature with communicative methodology in EFL classroom. Damascus University Journal for Arts and Humanities Vol. 37, no. 3 (2021), pp.517-539.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1417222
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sanduq, Ammar. The compatibility of literature with communicative methodology in EFL classroom. Damascus University Journal for Arts and Humanities. 2021. Vol. 37, no. 3, pp.517-539.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1417222
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 538-539
Record ID
BIM-1417222