This course is not a course on linguistics analysis; nor is it a course on criticism of literary studies. In other words, this course is not intended to teach students how to study literature – either from the stylistics or the literary critical viewpoint. Rather, this is a course for prospective teachers and aims to introduce to them the possibilities of using literary texts as a resource for stimulating language activities. The course will examine the justification for using literary texts in language classrooms and will provide samples of classroom materials which are designed for engaging students interactively with the given literary texts, with fellow students and/or with the teacher, in the performance of tasks involving these texts. While this course aims at enriching student teachers’ knowledge in the use of literary materials in language classrooms, it will also provide them with hands-on experience in the design of tasks for language teaching and learning.

CILO-1: Discuss the issues related to the possibility and feasibility of using linguistics and literary materials for language teaching and look into the challenges of using these materials. CILO-2: Examine the different ways of using literary materials as a resource for stimulating students in the English lesson. CILO-3: Use various literary materials to design meaningful, communicative language practice tasks. CILO-4: Critique and comment on the language practice tasks designed by their peers.