ESP and Literature: A Reassessment.

Hirvela, Alan

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ERIC Number: EJ415079

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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ESP and Literature: A Reassessment.

Hirvela, Alan

English for Specific Purposes, v9 n3 p237-52 1990

Literature is reemerging as a language teaching tool. An argument is made for the use of literature as a component of English for Special Purposes (ESP) education. An example is given of the use of a science fiction story in an ESP context. (56 references) (Author/JL)

Descriptors: Educational Strategies, English for Special Purposes, Literature Appreciation, Science Fiction, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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