Connecting Reading and Writing Using Children's Literature in the University L2 Classroom

Autor/in	Leal, Priscila
Titel	Connecting Reading and Writing Using Children's Literature in the University L2 Classroom
Quelle	In: Reading in a Foreign Language, 27 (2015) 2, S.199-218 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1539-0578
Schlagwörter	Childrens Literature; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Educational Benefits; Teaching Methods; English (Second Language); Intensive Language Courses; Course Descriptions; Creativity; Language Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Critical Thinking; Reading Instruction; Writing Instruction; College Students; Lesson Plans; Creative Writing; Asians; Foreign Students; Student Journals; Journal Writing; Fairy Tales; Folk Culture; Questionnaires; Hawaii + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Bildungsertrag; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Intensivkurs; Sprachkurs; Kursstrukturplan; Kreativität; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Kritisches Denken; Leseunterricht; Schreibunterricht; Collegestudent; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; Kreatives Schreiben; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Studentenzeitung; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Fairy tale; Fairytale; Fairytales; Fairy-tale; Fairy-tales; Märchen; Fragebogen
Abstract	This article investigates the potential benefits of using children's literature in adult second language (L2) classrooms. A short-term, intensive university course for English reading and writing was designed incorporating children's literature into the curriculum. The author describes the course and discusses how children's literature can be used to improve students' linguistic, cognitive, and socio-emotional skills. Both the teacher's and students' perceptions and attitudes towards the use of children's literature in such a context are addressed. The author concludes that, with adults in the L2 classroom, children's literature can be used as a model for student writing, can engage students in critical thinking, and can be a springboard for meaningful discussions and creative composition. Finally, the author provides suggestions of how language teachers can integrate reading and writing instruction, as well as critical thinking, using children's literature with adults in L2 classrooms. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Reading in a Foreign Language. National Foreign Language Resource Center, 1859 East-West Road #106, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822. e-mail: readfl@hawaii.edu; Web site: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01