Experiencing poetry in the language classroom / Angeline Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo

This paper looks at the benefits of introducing and using poetry in the language classroom. The authors suggest that students experiencing literature is far more beneficial to L2 learners than just 'studying' it, as is the accepted and traditionally practised approach in exam oriented s...

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Main Author: Vijayarajoo, Angeline Ranjethamoney
Format: Research Reports
Language:English
Published: Institute of Research, Development and Commercialization (IRDC) 2005
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Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/4258/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/4258/1/LP_ANGELINE%20RANJETHAMONEY%20AP%20VIJAYARAJOO%20IRDC%2005_5%201.pdf
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spelling uitm-42582016-10-05T07:21:42Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/4258/ Experiencing poetry in the language classroom / Angeline Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo Vijayarajoo, Angeline Ranjethamoney Study and study environments. Supervised study Study and teaching Poetry This paper looks at the benefits of introducing and using poetry in the language classroom. The authors suggest that students experiencing literature is far more beneficial to L2 learners than just 'studying' it, as is the accepted and traditionally practised approach in exam oriented systems. In the traditonally practised approach of 'studying' literature, the purely linguistic arena is tackled. The authors' suggestion of 'experiencing' Literature involves not only the linguistic but non linguistic arena which will be more enriching ta an individual. This paper makes references to the Theory of Multi-Dimensional Mental Representation which is clearly present in Ll reading and should be encouraged and nurtured in L2 reading. This will very likely achieve more enriching and rewarding outcomes amang L2 learners. Institute of Research, Development and Commercialization (IRDC) 2005 Research Reports NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/4258/1/LP_ANGELINE%20RANJETHAMONEY%20AP%20VIJAYARAJOO%20IRDC%2005_5%201.pdf Vijayarajoo, Angeline Ranjethamoney (2005) Experiencing poetry in the language classroom / Angeline Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo. [Research Reports] (Submitted)
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topic Study and study environments. Supervised study
Study and teaching
Poetry
spellingShingle Study and study environments. Supervised study
Study and teaching
Poetry
Vijayarajoo, Angeline Ranjethamoney
Experiencing poetry in the language classroom / Angeline Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo
description This paper looks at the benefits of introducing and using poetry in the language classroom. The authors suggest that students experiencing literature is far more beneficial to L2 learners than just 'studying' it, as is the accepted and traditionally practised approach in exam oriented systems. In the traditonally practised approach of 'studying' literature, the purely linguistic arena is tackled. The authors' suggestion of 'experiencing' Literature involves not only the linguistic but non linguistic arena which will be more enriching ta an individual. This paper makes references to the Theory of Multi-Dimensional Mental Representation which is clearly present in Ll reading and should be encouraged and nurtured in L2 reading. This will very likely achieve more enriching and rewarding outcomes amang L2 learners.
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author Vijayarajoo, Angeline Ranjethamoney
author_facet Vijayarajoo, Angeline Ranjethamoney
author_sort Vijayarajoo, Angeline Ranjethamoney
title Experiencing poetry in the language classroom / Angeline Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo
title_short Experiencing poetry in the language classroom / Angeline Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo
title_full Experiencing poetry in the language classroom / Angeline Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo
title_fullStr Experiencing poetry in the language classroom / Angeline Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo
title_full_unstemmed Experiencing poetry in the language classroom / Angeline Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo
title_sort experiencing poetry in the language classroom / angeline ranjethamoney vijayarajoo
publisher Institute of Research, Development and Commercialization (IRDC)
publishDate 2005
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/4258/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/4258/1/LP_ANGELINE%20RANJETHAMONEY%20AP%20VIJAYARAJOO%20IRDC%2005_5%201.pdf
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