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Teaching classics to EFL students is teaching them latin
Joint Authors
Benmoussat, Ismail
binMustafa, Nawal
Source
Revue Des Lettres et des Langues
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 15 (30 Jun. 2009), pp.68-72, 5 p.
Publisher
Université Abou Bekr Belkaid Faculté des Lettres et des Langues
Publication Date
2009-06-30
Country of Publication
Algeria
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present paper entitled ‘Teaching Classics to EFL Students is Teaching them Latin’ is an attempt to redraw the boundaries of literary studies in EFL Departments.
The teaching of literature has always adopted a diachronic approach, i.e.
from the Norman-French period to the Victorian era.
Yet, many of the literary texts studied in the English language curriculum provide outdated contexts and obscure expressions which fall far outside the range of any literary use of language.
In the light of such an assertion, which is actually backed up by many teachers and students alike, we are to deal with the linguistic usefulness and sociolinguistic validity of literary works that were written centuries ago.
That would lead us to say that ‘much water has flowed under the bridge since then’.
This is another way of questioning the place of classic literature in an educational context in which Modern Standard English has imposed itself as the sole medium of instruction and communication between native and non-native speakers of English.
The answer to that question forms the general lay-out of the present paper.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Benmoussat, Ismail& binMustafa, Nawal. 2009. Teaching classics to EFL students is teaching them latin. Revue Des Lettres et des Langues،Vol. 2009, no. 15, pp.68-72.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-981016
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Benmoussat, Ismail& binMustafa, Nawal. Teaching classics to EFL students is teaching them latin. Revue Des Lettres et des Langues No. 15 (Jun. 2009), pp.68-72.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-981016
American Medical Association (AMA)
Benmoussat, Ismail& binMustafa, Nawal. Teaching classics to EFL students is teaching them latin. Revue Des Lettres et des Langues. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 15, pp.68-72.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-981016
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 72
Record ID
BIM-981016