Fiction and Nonfiction in the ESL/EFL Classroom: Does the Difference Make a Difference?
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| Title: | Fiction and Nonfiction in the ESL/EFL Classroom: Does the Difference Make a Difference? |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Horowitz, Daniel |
| Source: | English for Specific Purposes. 1990 9(2):161-168. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 1990 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Opinion Papers Information Analyses |
| Descriptors: | Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Learning Processes, Literature, Second Language Instruction |
| Abstract: | Critically analyzes the arguments supporting the use of literature in the English-as-a-Second-Language classroom. The claims analyzed for using literature are (1) the "training vs. education" claim, (2) the "interpretive richness" claim, and (3) claims related to the connection between reading and writing about literature. (23 references) (GLR) |
| Journal Code: | CIJNOV1990 |
| Entry Date: | 1990 |
| Accession Number: | EJ410386 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Critically analyzes the arguments supporting the use of literature in the English-as-a-Second-Language classroom. The claims analyzed for using literature are (1) the "training vs. education" claim, (2) the "interpretive richness" claim, and (3) claims related to the connection between reading and writing about literature. (23 references) (GLR) |
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