Literature and the Teaching of Language: A Key to Implicit Rhetoric (or, Why Hok Ming Chan Should Be Reading Margaret Atwood).

Homer, Merlin

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Publication Date: 1977

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Literature and the Teaching of Language: A Key to Implicit Rhetoric (or, Why Hok Ming Chan Should Be Reading Margaret Atwood)

Homer, Merlin

TESL Talk, 8, 4, 20-30, F 77

There has been an exile of literature from the English as a second language curriculum. Language is a small part of the communication that takes place in a culture. Cultural complexities in literature are valuable for the teaching of second language students. Teaching suggestions and references are provided. (SW)

Descriptors: Canadian Literature, Cultural Context, Cultural Education, Cultural Enrichment, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Literature, Literature Appreciation, Modern Language Curriculum

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