From Literature to Discourse: Interaction with Texts in the ESL/EFL Classroom.

Di Pietro, Robert J.

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ERIC Number: EJ291730

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Publication Date: 1983

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From Literature to Discourse: Interaction with Texts in the ESL/EFL Classroom.

Di Pietro, Robert J.

Canadian Modern Language Review, v40 n1 p44-50 Oct 1983

It is suggested that native speakers understand that narrative in literature is a form of transcript of full discourse, and students of English can learn the same clues of transaction and interaction in texts through exercises in plot analysis, plot mutation, and scenario derivation. (MSE)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Literature Appreciation, Oral Language, Role Playing, Second Language Instruction, Speech Communication

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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