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Bringing contemporary British literature into the classroom

Elizaveta Bogdanova April, 12,2012 British Council, Moscow. Bringing contemporary British literature into the classroom. What stops us from bringing literature into the classroom?. Lack of … time … interest … confidence … accessibility …. Why contemporary?. Contemporary texts.

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Bringing contemporary British literature into the classroom

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  1. Elizaveta Bogdanova April, 12,2012 British Council, Moscow Bringing contemporary British literature into the classroom

  2. What stops us from bringing literature into the classroom? • Lack of • … time • … interest • … confidence • … accessibility • …

  3. Why contemporary?

  4. Contemporary texts • Free from out-dated stereotypes • Acquisition of modern English language • Cultural and social images of living people • Opportunity to communicate with the writers

  5. What texts can be called literary? • Values • Cultural images • Social relationship • Psychological issues • Representational language: “language which, in order that its meaning potential be decoded by a receiver, engages the imagination of that receiver…” John McRae

  6. Contemporary authors • Melvin Burgess • Michael Rosen • Paul Jennings • Mark Haddon • Jane Rogers • Malorie Blackman • Alison Pick • Adam Thorpe • Anthony Horowitz • Stephen Kelman • Benjamin Zephaniah

  7. Benjamin Zephaniah • http://www.benjaminzephaniah.com/content/biography.php • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4AgPSjzXkw

  8. What benefits? • Contemporary writers keep in mind contemporary readers. They are very inventive trying to attract new readers, especially young ones. • Melvin Burges http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/britlit/coming-home

  9. BritLit • Contemporary writers • Short stories and poems • ‘kits’ • http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/britlit/little-red-riding-hood • http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/britlit/wolfs-tale

  10. Learn more about BritLit • http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/BritLit_elt.pdf • http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/Literary%20Farmers.pdf

  11. Noughts and Crosses

  12. The testament of Jessie Lamb

  13. Pigeon English

  14. The House of Silk

  15. Far to go

  16. Ulverton

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