Children's Literature and Learner Empowerment: Children and Teenagers in English Language Education

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Dr Janice Bland (Nord University, Norway)

Children's Literature and Learner Empowerment

Children and Teenagers in English Language Education

Dr Janice Bland (Nord University, Norway)

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Bloomsbury Academic USA
27 May 2013

Children's literature studies: general; Teaching of students with English as a second language (TESOL); Teaching of a specific subject

Children's literature can be a powerful way to encourage and empower EFL students but is less commonly used in the classroom than adult literature. This text provides a comprehensive introduction to children's and young adult literature in EFL teaching. It demonstrates the complexity of children's literature and how it can encourage an active community of second language readers: with multilayered picturebooks, fairy tales, graphic novels and radical young adult fiction. It examines the opportunities of children's literature in EFL teacher education, including: the intertexuality of children's literature as a gate-opener for canonised adult literature; the rich patterning of children's literature supporting Creative Writing; the potential of interactive drama projects. Close readings of texts at the centre of contemporary literary scholarship, yet largely unknown in the EFL world, provide an invaluable guide for teacher educators and student teachers, including works by David Almond, Anthony Browne, Philip Pullman and J.K.

Rowling. Introducing a range of genres and their significance for EFL teaching, this study makes an important new approach accessible for EFL teachers, student teachers and teacher educators.

By: Dr Janice Bland (Nord University Norway)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 657g
ISBN: 9781441144416
ISBN 10: 1441144412
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 27 May 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: The EFL Literature Classroom Part I: Visual Literacy in the EFL Literature Classroom 2. Developing the Mind’s Eye with Picturebooks 3. Bridging a Curricular Gap with Graphic Novels Part II : Literary Literacy in the EFL-Literature Classroom 4. Postmodern Fairy Tales: Co-constructing Meaning 5. The Poetry of Children’s Literature and Creative Writing 6. Children’s Plays: Beyond the Oracy/Literacy Dichotomy Part III: Critical Cultural Literacy in the EFL Literature Classroom 7. Radical Children’s Literature and Engaged Reading 8. Harry Potter and Critical Cultural Literacy Conclusion Bibliography References Index

Janice Bland is Professor of English Education at Nord University, Norway. She is co-editor of the peer-reviewed, open-access journal, Children's Literature in English Language Education.

Reviews for Children's Literature and Learner Empowerment: Children and Teenagers in English Language Education

This is a comprehensive, innovative, thought-provoking and topical book on children's literature which is equally relevant to scholars working in the field plus to teachers and students of languages and literature. Werner Delanoy, Professor in the Department of English and American Studies, University of Klagenfurt, Austria