Like any other genre of literature, poetry straddles
two provinces. It can be considered to be one of the
arts or one of the humanities. When viewed as the
former, it consists essentially of a piece of verbal
art. When regarded as the latter, it is the expression
of human values and experiences.
Taking into account a real EFL situation in China, this
field study is intended to offer an integrated approach
for experiencing English through poetry.
This approach is actually a mixture, a combination of
two parental models - the linguistic and critical.
Since its key objective is to assist Chinese EFL
students to advance their target language performance,
it will inevitably focus on investigating the operation
of language in various literary communication components,
such as lexical choice, placement, polysemy, and association
in a poetic context. Nevertheless, it will also
attempt to help the students develop their literary
appreciation by reading poetry with critical scrutiny
of the message it aims to convey.
As a whole, through close examination of poetic diction
and function, it is supposed not only to heighten the
students' awareness of the "magic power" of words, but
also to increase their sensibility to the human
condition and aesthetic elements which are part of
the poets' artistry.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/219423 |
| Date | January 1983 |
| Creators | Wang, Keping, n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Liberal Studies |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Keping Wang |
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