The value of teaching foreign literature in EFL classes in
China and the methods of teaching foreign literature in EFL
classes in China are two questions that this paper attempts
to discuss.
The paper covers three major areas:
1) A brief introduction to the teaching of literature in
EFL classes in China before and now.
2) Theoretical interpretations of the important role of
teaching foreign literature in EFL classes in China
3) Practical application of literature teaching in EFL
classes in China.
In the first area, the author gives some information about
literature teaching before 1950 and now and also mentions
the advantages of teaching literature in China now.
The second area shows what literature is and why Chinese EFL
students should study foreign literature. The author
intends to show in this area that the main purpose of
teaching foreign literature in EFL classes in China should
not be to increase students' ability to appreciate novels,
but to:
1) get information and knowledge of culture, history in
the target language countries
2) increase students' ability to appreciate the thought
pattern of the people in the target language countries
3) improve students' four language skills.
Finally, some suggestions on what to teach, how to teach and
how to evaluate the teaching result are provided. In order
to apply the theories that this paper has mentioned to
practical teaching, the author presents two teaching plans
at the end.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/218849 |
| Date | January 1984 |
| Creators | Chi, Pei, n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Education |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Pei Chi |
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