This field study report covers three major areas:
1. the general significance of using literature in
advanced Chinese EFL class
2. the approach to literature in the language classes
3. criteria for the selection of texts for advanced
Chinese EFL learners
The general significance of using literature in
advanced EFL classes is that 1) literature has human relevance
in that literature broadens the mind and promotes
personal development; 2) literature provides a useful
vehicle for teaching second language skills; 3) wide
reading in literature will help in developing communicative
competence, because literature provides knowledge about
culture and examples of language in discourse.
In searching for an ideal accroach to incorporating
literature into language teaching, a thematic approach to
Australian literature is proposed, the advantages of which
have been discussed in detail. A sample of a thematic
unit on "images of woman in early Australian literature"
illustrates how to use a thematic approach in China's social
context. This study argues for the inclusion of poetry for
its linguistic and cultural values. A sample lesson on
teaching "The Man from Snowy River" is given.
Finally the study points out that ethical values, linguistic and stylistic appropriateness of the texts,
student interest, and the background knowledge required
should be the main concerns in selecting texts for
advanced Chinese learners. A list of suggested texts in
thematic grouping is given.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/219057 |
| Date | January 1983 |
| Creators | Shao, Jing-Fen, n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Liberal Studies |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Jing-Fen Shao |
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