Using Literature with English Language Learners #ESL Teaching. Learn more at http://bit.ly/ibrNOZ

Interested in teaching English abroad? Learn more about TESOL Certification! Literature is intellectually stimulating because a book allows a reader to imagine worlds they are not familiar with. This is done through the use of descriptive language. In order to understand, the reader will create their vision of what the writer is saying. In this sense, the reader becomes a performer or an actor in a communicative event as they read. Using literature versus a communicative textbook (conversational English) changes the learning approach from learning how to say into learning how to mean (grammar vs. creative thinking). Conversation-based English programs tend to provide lessons that focus on ‘formulas’ used in contextual situations so there is little allowance for independent thought and adaptation of language by naturally speaking. On the other hand, literature-based programs focus on personal interpretation of the language so students begin to experiment with the language and incorporate this into their everyday speech and vocabulary. This experimentation can be especially helpful to the Students for use in different subjects such as science. Read more at: http://lesson.nrswealth.com/index.php/2010/12/using-literature-with-english-language-learners-ell-in-esl-tefl-tesol-teaching/