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Using novels

Using novels . in the classroom. Characteristic features of (traditional) novels. Chronological sequence of events Relations of cause and effect Description of events shapened by narrator Language is used to convey a particular effect Large cast of characters

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Using novels

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  1. Using novels in the classroom

  2. Characteristic features of (traditional) novels • Chronological sequence of events • Relations of cause and effect • Description of events shapened by narrator • Language is used to convey a particular effect • Large cast of characters • (Highly) complicated plot • Language not always used economically

  3. Tasks and Activities 3 basic types of activities (depending on the "when“) 1) pre-reading 2) while-reading 3) post-reading

  4. General Aims • Pre-reading activities • help students with culturalbackground • stimulate interest in the story • pre-teach vocabulary

  5. While-reading activities help students • to understand the plot • to understand the characters • to understand difficult vocabulary • to understand style and language • to develop effective readingskills

  6. Post-reading activities • help students to interpret the text • help students to understand narrative point of view • provide follow-up writing activities • provide follow-up fluencypractice

  7. Effective Reading Skills • Various styles of reading, e.g. • Skimming: • used to get a global impression of the content • Scanning: • used to search rapidly through a text to find a specific point of information • Intensive reading: • used to appreciate the choice of words, style, etc.

  8. Intensive Reading • One main requirement: • to have strategies for coping with unknown words = • to have strategies for inferring meaning • to be able to cope with ambiguity • to be able to distinguish between ‘necessary’ and ‘unnecessary’ words

  9. How can effective reading be trained? • allow for changes in readingstyle (skimming, scanning, intensive) • provide exercises on word-guessing • provide exercises on reducing the sentence to its core information and vice-versa • provide training in the use of dictionaries (both mono- and bilingual)

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