Connecting the Mind: A Multidimensional Approach to Teaching Language through Literature.

Tomlinson, Brian

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ERIC Number: EJ648999

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Publication Date: 2001

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Connecting the Mind: A Multidimensional Approach to Teaching Language through Literature.

Tomlinson, Brian

English Teacher: An International Journal, v4 n2 p104-14 Apr 2001

Explains that a multi-dimensional approach is an experiential approach that tries to help second language learners experience literature in the same way they experience it in their native language. Gives specific examples of experiential reading tasks and highlights pragmatic awareness activities and cultural awareness activities. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Experiential Learning, Literature, Pragmatics, Reading Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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