Authentic Literature: The Use of Short Stories in English Language Teaching.

In recent years literature is gaining more and more importance with regard to its role as a learning resource in the EFL classroom. However, there are still some educators who are reluctant to include literature in their syllabus. Therefore, this dissertation explores the benefits of using authentic...

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Autor: Serradilla Polo, Clara
Tipo de documento: dissertação
Data de publicação:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Valladolid
Repositório:UVaDOC. Repositorio Documental de la Universidad de Valladolid
OAI Identifier:oai:uvadoc.uva.es:10324/66675
Acesso em linha:https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/66675
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:authentic literature
Ray Bradbury
short stories
communication
EFL teaching
literatura auténtica
relatos cortos
comunicación
enseñanza de Lengua Extranjera
5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas
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Resumo:In recent years literature is gaining more and more importance with regard to its role as a learning resource in the EFL classroom. However, there are still some educators who are reluctant to include literature in their syllabus. Therefore, this dissertation explores the benefits of using authentic literature –specifically short stories– as a way to develop and work on English language reception and production skills. In addition, a didactic proposal is offered to demonstrate this, and it includes activities based on the two short stories written by Ray Bradbury (“A Sound of Thunder” and “The Pedestrian”).