Writing to Read and Reading to Write: Teaching Literature in the Foreign Language Classroom
Year: 1996
Type: article
Abstract: ABSTRACT In the literature classroom we are often faced with a wide range of L2 skills that can make inclusive discussion a great challenge. Through writing assignments we can improve the capacity of our literature students to read and analyze assigned texts. Students are given open questions about the text to prepare for the class discussion. These questions are then reformulated as topics for short essays assigned at frequent intervals throughout the semester. The essays are then rewritten for a final grade and evaluation. This approach provides a higher level of motivation for self‐correction that will enable students to overcome, rather than fossilize, their errors.
Source: Foreign Language Annals
Author: Ruth A. Kauffmann
Institutions: Rockford University, University of Chicago
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2012202889