Improving communication in the EFL classroom through short story reading
Communication is the basis of our daily life. We are constantly communicating, either with others or with ourselves. Therefore, even if we are used to communicating, it is necessary to put it into practice in different contexts, and even in different languages. Although the four main skills (oral an...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis de maestría |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Valladolid |
| Repositorio: | UVaDOC. Repositorio Documental de la Universidad de Valladolid |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:uvadoc.uva.es:10324/52560 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/52560 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | communicative competence CLT TBLT literature in the EFL classroom language skills competencia comunicativa literatura en el aula de EFL destrezas lingüísticas 5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas |
| Sumario: | Communication is the basis of our daily life. We are constantly communicating, either with others or with ourselves. Therefore, even if we are used to communicating, it is necessary to put it into practice in different contexts, and even in different languages. Although the four main skills (oral and written production and reception) are taught in English in secondary education, sometimes they are not taught in real contexts. Therefore, students end up sounding robotic, using a language that does not sound natural when communicating. To solve this problem, this paper proposes to introduce literature as a source for students to have a topic to discuss and learn about – literary texts are used as a basis to propose activities, following different methodologies, in which students have the opportunity to practice these said skills in real contexts, which will ultimately improve their communication competence in the English language. If well applied, the advantages are several: students develop a taste for reading, their exposure to real language is increased, and they find it more engaging than traditional activities. |
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