Literature, Metaphor and the Foreign Language Learner

Picken, Jonathan

Theory in reader-response and stylistics traditions supports L2 work with literature as it is valued by students and helps develop communicative and critical language skills. The author uses insights from empirical research to evaluate current teaching practices against this background, highlighting readers' responses to metaphor as a test case.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2007-10-23

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230506954

DOI: 10.1057/9780230591608

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 174