Storybridge to second language literacy : the theory, research, and practice of teaching English with children's literature

• Main Author: Ghosn, Irma-Kaarina (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2013]
• Subjects: Children's literature > Study and teaching (Elementary); English language > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers.; Children > Books and reading.; Second language acquisition > Study and teaching.; Education > Teaching > Subjects > Language Arts.; Educational strategies and policy.; Teaching of reading, writing and numeracy.; Educational: Language, literature and literacy.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806613267
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-62396-279-1
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxx, 231 pages)

Storybridge to Second Language Literacy makes a case for using authentic children's literature--alternately also referred to as 'stories' or 'real books'--as the medium of instruction in teaching English to young learners, particularly in contexts where children must access...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• Introduction
• Part I. The case: Theoretical foundations for literature-based instruction
• Chapter 1. Significance of literature for children
• Chapter 2. Coursebook language versus language of stories
• Chapter 3. Literature as appropriate content and context
• Chapter 4. Literature link to school subjects
• Chapter 5. Interest, memory, and language learning: Exploring the connections
• Part II. Expert testimony: Research in support of literature-based instruction
• Chapter 6. Talking like texts or talking about texts?
• Chapter 7. Literature and second language reading development
• Chapter 8. Vocabulary from stories
• Chapter 9. Learning grammar from stories
• Chapter 10. Waiting from reading
• Chapter 11. Literature and school subjects: Emerging evidence
• Part III. Eyewitness accounts: One story, different paths
• Chapter 12. Preparing for the story journey
• Chapter 13. The story experience
• Chapter 14. Revisiting the story world
• Chapter 15. Linking the story to subject matter
• Part IV. Closing summations
• Chapter 16. Summary in defense of authentic children's literature in primary school elt
• Chapter 17. Selecting books for language teaching references.