New Approaches to Literature for Language Learning
This book unpacks recent changes in the landscape of literature and language teaching, and aims to find new explanations for the altered relationships between readers and writers, the democratisation of authorship, and the emergence of new ways of using l
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JENEEN NAJI GANAKUMARAN SUBRAMANIAM GOODITH WHITE
New Approaches to Literature for Language Learning “This book argues compellingly and persuasively for the role of literature in language learning instruction. It is distinguished by an impressive command and openness to different approaches, and usefully demonstrates for teachers and instructors how to explore and apply new communities of practice. The authors move insightfully beyond traditional literary forms and genres to a highly illuminating discussion of the opportunities presented by digital and electronic literature and new multimodal literary forms, exploring their implications for conventional understandings of literacy and language.” —Professor Margaret Kelleher, Professor and Chair of Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama, University College Dublin, Ireland
Jeneen Naji · Ganakumaran Subramaniam · Goodith White
New Approaches to Literature for Language Learning
Jeneen Naji Department of Media Studies National University of Ireland, Maynooth Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland
Ganakumaran Subramaniam School of Education University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia
Goodith White School of Education University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia
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Contents
1 Why Is Literature Important for Language Learning? 1 2 Literature and Language Learning 25 3 Ways into Literature 51
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