tailieunhanh - Báo cáo " Using literary texts in language teaching "

The writing reviews the potential value of using literary texts in language teaching, and criteria for the text selection and some positive gains, which helps English language teachers teach various skills for the first year students at the Department of English-American Language and Culture, University of Languages and International Studies, VNU. The discussion is of great importance in making the lessons more interesting and practical as it will effectively help students in developing their language skills, their inspiration in study and also their confidence and interaction with literary texts, which supplement the main objectives of the course. . | VNU Journal of Science Foreign Languages 24 2008 120-126 Using literary texts in language teaching Nguyen Thi Thom Thom Department of English - American Language and Culture College of Foreign Language Vietnam National University Hanoi Pham Van Dong Street Cau Giay Hanoi Vietnam Received 29 February 2008 Abstract. The writing reviews the potential value of using literary texts in language teaching and criteria for the text selection and some positive gains which helps English language teachers teach various skills for the first year students at the Department of English-American Language and Culture University of Languages and International Studies VNU. The discussion is of great importance in making the lessons more interesting and practical as it will effectively help students in developing their language skills their inspiration in study and also their confidence and interaction with literary texts which supplement the main objectives of the course. Also the article presents pedagogic practices and several suggested activities which can be used for freshmen at the Department and in other language classrooms as well. 1. Introduction The 1980 decade saw a remarkable revival of interest in literature in language courses. Many researchers claim that literature has created a fresh and impressive atmosphere in which never before have literary texts been as highly regarded as one of the most valuable resources available in EFL classrooms. In this article the author has intention of sharing her own experience of using literature in teaching language skills for first year students in English Department College of Foreign Languages - Vietnam National University CFL-VNU . Also some suggested activities are presented to support the practicality of exploiting literary texts in language teaching. Tel. 84-4-7911325 E-mail thomthomnguyenthi@ 2. The potential value of using literary texts in language teaching The idea of using literary texts in EFL classroom is .