New Approaches to Literature for Language Learning

• Main Authors: Naji, Jeneen (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Subramaniam, Ganakumaran (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), White, Goodith (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Philology.; Linguistics.; Language and languages-Study and teaching.; Literacy.; English language.; Humanities-Digital libraries.; Language and Literature.; Language Education.; Language Teaching.; English.; Digital Humanities.

This book unpacks recent changes in the landscape of literature and language teaching, and aims to find new explanations for the altered relationships between readers and writers, the democratisation of authorship, and the emergence of new ways of using language. By examining topics as various as li...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Why is literature important for language learning?
• Chapter 2: Literature and Language Learning
• Chapter 3: Ways into Literature
• Chapter 4: Literature and Culture
• Chapter 5: Literature and Technology
• Chapter 6: Literature and Reading Communities
• Chapter 7: Literature and Multimodality
• Chapter 8: New Literatures in New Englishes
• Chapter 9: Literature and Personal Growth: A Look to the Future.