classroom with the knowledge and understanding of the importance of multicultural literature. The students are suffering due to the lack of diverse reading literature incorporated into units of reading study. There is a need for staff developments and in-services to help educate teachers on ways to provide multicultural literacy awareness in primary schools. Objectives • To heightening the awareness of the importance of multicultural literature in early grades. • To prepare educators for diversity
Assistant Professor English Language & Literature Alliance University Shraddha.dave8@gmail.com 7204092104 Abstract Literature as a Tool for Language Teaching The use of literature in teaching English as a second language has begun to receive consideration specially in EFL for last many years. It has been considered as the highly beneficial by many EFL teachers. The need and aspirations of this research paper is to give the importance of literature and teacher in teaching English language skills. The main
The place of literature in education Why read literature? To many of us, such a question seems as strange as asking “why breathe?” as literature has been part of our life, family, school, and community for as long as we can remember. Of course, there are those who argue that what today’s students need is preparation for the “real world,” but in the push for practical preparedness we sometimes overlook the importance of educating students’ imaginations. Literature offers windows to worlds outside
Granello addresses the importance of the higher levels of cognitive complexity within the field of counseling (2010). The cognitive complexity has been linked to the competence of counselors due to the ability of reasoning and handling various situations in the mental health field. Similarly, McAuliffe (2014) also recognizes cognitive development as a critical component of counselor preparation. The author argues that it is counselor educators’ responsibility to provide the opportunity to promote
competence. 4 1.1. The importance of literacy, reading comprehension and literary competence. 4 1.2. The importance of literacy, reading comprehension, literary competence and literature in teaching English as a foreign language. 6 2. Past approaches until the second half of the 20th century. 7 2.1. Analysis of the past methods with reading and literature in view. 8 2.2. The shift in the attitude towards reading and literary texts in teaching English as a foreign language
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE FORMACIÓN DOCENTE Y TECNICA Nº 55 PROFESORADO DE INGLES ENGLISH AND ITS TEACHING III Academic Paper HOW TEACHERS CAN HELP CHILDREN LEARN A SECOND LANGUAGE EFFECTIVELY BY THE TEACHING SATRATEGIES THEY USE IN CLASS Student: MONTANARI, JIMENA TEACHER: PROF. SARA RACKER 2010 Abstract Play, imagination and literature are considered essential for children’s whole development. Research shows that they are concerned with the development of abstract thought and creative use of knowledge
It has long been debated whether teaching the Bible in public education would improve our educational system or just help the Christians enlist more members into their religion. Since 1962, the Supreme Court has continued to uphold the ban on all religious practices in public education, including teaching the Bible in classrooms. There are some who believe that this removal of a moral education has lead to a deterioration of the behavior among our students, while others use the protection of the
classroom through literature and other resources promotes student awareness and realization of the importance of identity, history, community and purpose. The language of this claim implies that I am able to use knowledge of myself, my family, my students, my student’s families, our community, and school to construct knowledge to guide and teach my students, the best possible way. By obtaining knowledge through these various sources, I am able to apply this information into my teaching practices. My
practice (Tompkins, Gail E., 2010; Bucher & Hinton, 2014; Handsfield, 2016). However, there is literature and research on the current English/language arts classroom needs and studies of new professional educators in the field. Current classroom issues affect the importance of topics related to the study of instructional practice. In particular, multimedia and digital literacy instruction has risen in importance given the current classroom needs (King, J. R., 2013). This presents a challenge for teacher
In chapter one of the text, Through the Eyes of A Chlid it explains why literature is important for children, as well as what children literature is. While reading I learned there are alot of values for children to know about within literature and that books are a huge way for us to transmit our literacy from one generation to the next. I was reminded while reading that children are effected through liteature more than anything as it helps the child to develop and grow. Litature in books help children