In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE
ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not
be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the
mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check
your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER
SHEET ONE, using no more than three words in each gap. Make sure the word(s) you
fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer
to your notes while completing the task. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.
Now, listen to the mini-lecture. Teaching English through Children’s
Literature Ⅰ. A case: characters in
children’s literature 1 them learn
English in Paris Ⅱ. The values of stories in
education A. Why using literature stories
—teachers becoming more 2 with methods
based on acquisition —stories being related to the major goals
for language teaching: linguistic, psychological, cognitive,
3 and cultural B. The values of using
stories —teachers enriching their core materials
—stories offering the starting point and rich 4
Ⅲ. Appropriate storybooks for
teaching —having international fame
—containing rich and 5 examples —good quality and various styles and
illustrations —happening in settings other than western and
urban —developing intercultural consciousness
—improving social skills and 6 development —stories with an outcome in the form of
dramatization Ⅳ. Pupil’s own reactions to the
stories —younger children responding in pictorial
form —older pupils completing a more detailed written
evaluation focusing on genre, 7 ,
setting, illustrations, etc. Ⅴ. 8
and development of teachers —energy,
creativity, and various skills of teachers —teachers keeping
high quality language teaching —teacher’s critical appraisal,
resourcefulness and 9 being
improved —teacher’s other skills being developed:
storytelling, ways of using authentic language, creating activities for
10 languages