Question | Answer |
TEMA 16 Reasons to use children's literature in English classroom | 1) Motivation 2) Imagination 3)Language awareness 4) Cultural enrichment 5)Personal fulfillment 6) Fluency of skills 7) Cross-curricular elements |
Children's literature in the UK | - Beatrix Potter -> The Tale of Peter Rabbit - C.S. Lewis -> The Chronicles of Narnia- - J.M. Barrie -> Peter Pan - Roald Dahl -> Charlie/James/Witches - J.K. Rowling -> Harry Potter Neil Gaiman -> Coraline |
Children's literature in the USA | - L. Frank Baum -> The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Dr Seuss -> Green Eggs and Ham... -Maurice Sendak -> Where the wild things are -Brian Selznick -> The invention of Hugo Cabret - Mo Willems -> The pigeon needs a bath - Oliver Jeffers -> Stuck, The Day the colors quit. |
Techniques for the didactic application of children's literature | - Texts have to be carefully selected - Student's attention needs to be focused on a certain task - Provide a context for the story in order to foster comprehension - Predictions Follow-up activities - Mother tongue to solve problems (art 19 LOMCE) |
Techniques to improve oral comprehension (listening) | - It is okay to not understand every simple word -Develop listening strategies -Top-down-> background knowledge -Bottom-up-> input -Metacognitive strategies -> plan, monitor and evaluate. |
Techniques to initiate reading habits | - Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) -> Teacher is a role model + long term project - Extensive Reading -Classroom library -Storytelling -Explanations of literature features (authors, novels...) |
Techniques to sensitize the poetic function of language | - Literature should be a source of amusement for students - Seek for global understanding - Once they understand, enjoy sounds, rhyme, rhythm... -Stories -Follow-up activities -Role-plays |
Types of activities | ALBUQUERQUE: 1) Pre-reading: focus on the topic of language and context. 2) While-reading: focus ss' attention in a certain task (T/F, order a sequence...) 3) Post-reading: use the language learned in a meaningful way. |
Conclusion | -Literature is a tool for personal fulfillment -Educating lifelong learners -Pleasure of reading GROUCHO MARX: "I find television very education. Every time someone turns on the set, I go into another room and read a book" |
Bibliography | ELLIS, G and BREWSTER, J (1991) The Storytelling handbook for Primary Teachers. Penguin HILL, J (1989) Using Literature in Language Teaching. ELTS. London. STAPLETON, M (1983) The Cambridge Guide to English Literature. CUP. |
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