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ERIC Number: EJ360671
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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ERIC/RCS Report: Foreign Affairs: Contact Literature in English.
Spooner, Michael
English Journal, v76 n7 p45-48 Nov 1987
Discusses the use of non-native English literature in the American English classroom. Views the transformation of English by non-English sensibilities as a source of vitality in the language. Concludes that contact literature helps students appreciate language change and stimulates reader response. Provides bibliographies of works by international writers and articles on contact literature. (JG)
Descriptors: African Literature, American Indian Literature, Area Studies, Contrastive Linguistics, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Curriculum Enrichment, English Instruction, Higher Education, Language Styles, Literary Styles, Literature Appreciation, Multicultural Education, Nonstandard Dialects, Secondary Education, Sociolinguistics, World Literature
Publication Type: Journal Articles; ERIC Publications
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Contact Literature; Literature Programs; Rao (Raja)