[etni] Re: Fw: misguided English?
- From: "Michele Ben" <mggben@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ETNI <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:47:46 +0300
Although I personally think that teaching literature enhances language
instruction, I also think that teaching literature does not necessarily
belong in a foreign language classroom. It all depends on how you've
defind your goals and for what purpose your pupils are learning the English
language.
So, you're right and wrong, depending on how you look at it....
Michele
On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Ask_Etni <ask@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: Daniel - ydaleph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: misguided English?
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> You mean there are teachers who teach a language without the literature?
> How do you that? How do you teach appreciation and culture of a language
> without literature. I believe what John Keating says in Dead Poet's society
> captures the importance of poetry, stories of a language - espcially English
> best when he says:
> We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry
> because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with
> passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits
> and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are
> what we stay alive for.
>
> The new literature component added by the Ministry of Education it seems to
> me is a re-enstatement of what good English already know and do in the
> classroom. Aren't I right?
>
> Daniel
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