The Use of Literature in Teaching English as a Foreign Language By: Amr Alhemiary Abstract This research aims at emphasizing the use of literature as a popular technique for teaching both basic language skills (i.e. reading‚ writing‚ speaking and listening)and language areas(i.e. vocabulary‚ grammar and pronunciation) in our times. Reasons for using literary text in a foreign language classroom‚ suitable situations for teaching literature and main criteria for selecting suitable literary texts
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REMEDIAL ENGLISH ROLE OF STUDYING ENGLISH LITERATURE IN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION TABLE OF CONTENTS PARTICIPANTS 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 6 ABSTRACT 7 What is Literature? 8 Elements of Literature 9 Drama 10 Novels 11 Short Stories 11 Biographies and Autobiographies 11 Diaries 12 Journals‚ Magazines and Newspapers 12 Prose 13 Poetry 14 Purpose of Literature 14 Criticism 15 Importance of Literature 15 Literature provides pleasure to listeners and readers
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The use of the English language plays a crucial and dominant role in African literature. In contemporary African literature the use of English is often the key element for success as an African writer. This enables them to express their views across a larger area of today’s global world. However writing in English instead of their native tongues may come at a high price for these African writers. By them replacing their native languages with English could eventually lead to the eradication of their
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period of cultural rebirth known as the Renaissance‚ marking the transition from medieval times to modern times. The Renaissance brought new importance to individual expression‚ self-consciousness and worldly experience. The Renaissance man and woman characterized the Renaissance ideals. A renaissance man was a well- educated gentleman who had cultural grace‚ courage and who understood the arts and sciences. On the other hand‚ a Renaissance woman was supposed to marry well‚ be loyal
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The Renaissance was a more forward-thinking age inspired by a re-interest in the art and culture of ancient Greece and Rome. This essay will cover the period in time right before the Italian Renaissance kicked off called Proto-Renaissance‚ and the factors contributing to its success. The three factors that contributed to the success of this transition were‚ where it began‚ the influence of humanism‚ and artistic innovations contributed by artists. These factors are considered to be essential in the
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Harlem Renaissance? its is the time period in Harlem where art‚ music and literature rose. During this time‚ Langton Hughes and other african american poets became well known because of their writing‚ they became inspiration to others because during this time being different was really hard. Writers like him expressed their emotions and thoughts through their writing. Langton was born into a broken family so he was raised by his grandmother until he thirteen. he moved with his mom at that time and
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CONCEPTUALIZING CULTURALHYBRIDITY‚ LANGUAGE AND NATIONAL IDENTITY IN POST COLONIAL LITERATURE: Hybridity‚ Culture and Language are the major issues in the post colonial theory. My assignment will deal with these three factors in terms of colonial perspectives. The post colonialism mainly explores the ideas such as cultural diversity‚ geographical dimensions‚ Diasporas‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ marginality‚ hybridity‚ national identities‚ cultural transformation‚ changes and politics in language etc…. HYBRIDITY: Considerations
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The impact of social network in language English to teenagers Nowadays‚ social network is very popular especially to teenagers. It makes communication faster and more convenient. Examples for social networks are facebook‚ twitter‚ MSN‚ Xanga and so on. People communicate through languages‚ and there are good and bad impacts on language English that caused by social networks. I will explain my views in my presentation later on. First of all I would like to talk about the good impacts first. Teenagers
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Module 2 Key Points Summary: The Impact of Strong Language Strong Language consists of words that paint pictures and evoke emotions. If people can remember what you said three days after your presentation than you educated them and if they do not‚ you just presented. Using strong language is a tool to help your audience remember what you said long after the presentation. Tip #1: When you paint pictures in the mind with your words‚ you influence the memory center of the brain. Tip #2: When you evoke
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The Harlem Renaissance: An era of Social Change Thesis: The 1920’s Harlem Renaissance was an era that provided an opportunity of literary and artistic advancement for African Americans. The movement also reached social thought of sociology‚ and philosophy. Writers like Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen promoted social equality through obscure themes and morals expressed in their writings. With its origins in Harlem‚ New York the renaissance affected the United States through literature‚ drama‚
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