ERIC Number: EJ593276
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Language vs. Literature in English Departments in the Arab World.
Obeidat, Marwan M.
Forum, v35 n1 Jan-Mar 1997
Addresses an on-going controversy in English departments in universities in the Arab World on the respective roles of language and literature in teaching English to Muslim Arab students. Reviews the case against literature, examines the actual teaching of language vs. literature, and ultimately makes a case for teaching literature in the language classroom. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Arabs, College Students, Colonialism, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Islamic Culture, Literature Appreciation, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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