Use of Short Stories as a Tool of Teaching Reading in English as Foreign Language

dc.creator	Aziz Ahmad
dc.date	2012-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:14:14Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:14:14Z
dc.identifier	1027-9776
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/d21e4176634a4b4fa8655def4fbfe109
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/16670
dc.description	In recent past, the relationship between Literature and English Language Teaching was taken as an uncomfortable marriage. However, many linguists like Collie, J. and S. Slater (1987), Hall, (2005) and Paran, (2008) have recently supported the inclusion of Literature in language teaching classroom. This paper dilates upon the use of short stories as an effective tool for teaching basic language skills particularly the reading skills. The use of short stories in language teaching and learning gives it a holistic approach. Short stories are a unique literary genre which has a compact structure and can be used in language teaching very effectively because of their readability in a limited class time. Short stories offer authentic reading materials which give the language learners an opportunity to interact with the text emotionally and involve themselves personally. The element of human interest in short stories motivates the learners to respond the universal themes and other human experiences in their own way. Short stories are available for the learners of all age groups and for all levels of proficiency. English language teachers should select the stories carefully, keeping in view the linguistic and conceptual level of the learners.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Islamia University of Bahawalpur
dc.relation	http://www.iub.edu.pk/jer/Home.html
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1027-9776
dc.source	Journal of Educational Research, Vol 15, Iss 02, Pp 72-83 (2012)
dc.subject	Short Stories
dc.subject	Language Teaching
dc.subject	Reading Skill
dc.subject	Activities
dc.subject	Authentic Material
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Use of Short Stories as a Tool of Teaching Reading in English as Foreign Language
dc.type	article