Literary Texts in ESL: Types and Classroom Use

Unit 15. Tales, Stories, and Other Genres

Didactic Applications of Literary Texts

This essay explores appropriate authors and genres for English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, and classifies different types of texts. It provides a historical background, a textual typology, conclusions, and a bibliography. The legal framework for foreign language learning is the Organic Law 2/2006 of Education, modified by the Organic Law for the Improvement in Educational Quality (LOMCE) 8/2013. Section XII

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A Study of English-Speaking Nations: Key Aspects

English-Speaking Countries: Geography, History, and Culture

Unit 5: Geographical, historical, and cultural aspects of English-speaking countries. Didactic application of the most significant geographical, historical, and cultural aspects.

This essay aims to study the most important English-speaking countries, providing the reader with a geographical, historical, and cultural outline of each one. First, I will deal with the United Kingdom. Second, I will concentrate on the United States. Then, I will

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Second Language Acquisition: Theories and Stages

Second Language Acquisition Stages

Language Acquisition (LA) suggests that learners go through 5 stages. It is of great importance to know the learners’ current stage. Help from teachers is fundamental to lead the students to the next stage. The teacher should be aware of this «ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT»

Stage 1: Limited Vocabulary

The learner understands only a few words, has a very limited vocabulary, does not produce any utterances, and uses body language only.

Stage 2: Basic Comprehension

The

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ELT, SLA, TESOL: Key Concepts and Language Teaching Methods

Key Concepts in Language Teaching

  • ELT → English Language Teaching
  • SLA → Second Language Acquisition
  • TESOL → Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
  • ELTL → English Language Teaching and Learning
  • FLT → Foreign Language Teaching
  • CEF → Common European Framework
  • TBL → Task Based Learning
  • PPP → Present Production Practice
  • CLT → Communicative Language Teaching
  • TPR → Total Physical Response
  • ESOL → English for Speakers of Other Language
  • ALTE → Association of Language Testers of Europe
  • CLL
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Mastering English: Reading, Speaking, Listening & Methodologies

Reading Comprehension Strategies

We read different types of texts every day. It is very important that teachers use the right texts for the learners. The texts have to be interesting and motivating. Moreover, they must have the right level of difficulty. If the text is difficult, the comprehension task could be easy. If the text is easy, the comprehension task could be difficult. Reading comprehension skills and strategies help learners stay engaged and think about what they are reading.

In our class,

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Textual Properties: Consistency, Adequacy, and Cohesion

Consistency: First, we focus on the property that shows the text as a semantic unit and provides information that allows us to perceive its global significance. This property is coherence and includes the subject, the abstract, and the structure of the text. Once the axis on which the text turns is extracted, a brief outline of the text content is divided into three parts: the thesis (which is briefly explained), the type of argument (inductive, deductive, circular, etc.).

Adequacy: We discuss the

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