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ERIC Number: EJ334482
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Using Poetry with Mixed Ability Language Classes.
Tomlinson, Brian
ELT Journal, v40 n1 p33-41 Jan 1986
Discusses the value of using poetry to teach English as a second language to mixed ability classes. Lists the following criteria for selecting poems: (1) universal appeal; (2) surface simplicity, (3) potential depth, (4) affective potential, (5) contemporary language, (6) brevity, and (7) potential for illustration. Describes ways of using two different poems. (SED)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Individualized Instruction, Lesson Plans, Multilevel Classes (Second Language Instruction), Poetry, Reading Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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