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ESL Students and the Use of Literature in Composition Courses
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Hirvela, Alan – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2005
In this essay, ESL students in their first year of college discuss their feelings about the use of literature in composition courses and offer qualified support for its inclusion. In particular, the lit-comp issue is especially complex where ESL students are involved, as literary texts in English can prove daunting to read and write about for…
Descriptors: Literature, Teaching Methods, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning