Literature, Metaphor and the Foreign Language Learner
Jonathan D. Picken
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Description for Literature, Metaphor and the Foreign Language Learner
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
Number of Pages
174
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349353262
SKU
V9781349353262
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99-15
About Jonathan D. Picken
JONATHAN PICKEN is a Professor in the English Department at Tsuda College, Tokyo, Japan, where he is responsible for EFL courses.
Reviews for Literature, Metaphor and the Foreign Language Learner
'...Picken's work is an important contribution to the field in its own right, and it also opens up a new and potentially productive research agenda.' - Jeanette Littlemore, Metaphor and Symbol