Oposiciones Ingles Tema 15

OPOSICIONES AL CUERPO DE MAESTROS
ESPECIALIDAD: INGLÉS
THEME 15

AUTHORS, GENRES, AND LITERARY AGES SUITABLE FOR TEFL. KINDS OF TEXTS

PART ONE: TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

If we consider that level is what students can actually do with the language, it will become obvious that even at the early stages students can in fact do a great deal with the language: They can identifysounds (vowels. consonants, intonation, stress, rhythm), certain words and structures. They can produce these orally; recognize them in a text and, at the very least, underline words, if they can't actually set them down on a separate sheet of paper. In short, even the very beginners can do something with the language. The teacher then must build from that point by adding input which is neithertoo advanced, nor too easy. The input must be motivating enough for them to want to try to understand, first, and then try to reproduce in some way.

Cinema, music, and literature are rich in motivating material, if the teacher knows how to select and to present content in such a way that it will both challenge and motivate them.

2. CONTENTS

2.1. The literary genres and Figures in EFLThe English language is certainly rich in literary figures and genres; and the literary ages are full of intriguing aspects that students can find extremely motivating. Chaucer, for example, is not merely an author who wrote a few famous tales in a strange dialect that nobody uses today. But rather he tells some very good stories which, if a teacher can get beyond the purely academic side of thegreat literary figure, could well be introduced to students in such a way that suits their particular age group and level. The Canterbury Tales, for example, is tremendously full of material that will motivate students. As long as the teacher knows how to select and to present the content (keeping in mind Krashen's model of "input + 1" (input just a little above the students' level) a great manyliterary figures can be successfully used in TEFL.

Without forgetting, of course, that literature must be suitable to the students' level and age group, and that any text can be adapted to suit the needs and capabilities of EFL students, the following is a selection of authors. genres, and periods that could be used in TEFL.

2.2. Well-known tales

The following are some of the well knowntales which are often published in colourful and easy-to-read graded readers: "The elves and the shoemaker," "The three little pigs," "The gingerbread boy," "The little red hen," "The princess and the pea," "The sly fox and the little red hen," "The three billy-goats gruff," "Chicken licken," "The three bears," "The ugly duckling," "The emperor's new clothes," "Town mouse and countrymouse.,"Sleeping beauty," "Puss in boots," "Rumpelstiltskin Rapunzel," "The wolf and the seven little kids," "Little red riding hood,” The brave tailor," "Jack and the beanstalk," "Hansel and Gretel," "Cinderella," "Beauty and the, beast," "Snow White and the seven dwarfs," "Tomb Thumb", "The little mermaid," and "The Wizard of Oz” ("Well-loved tales" Ladybird: 1966).

Well-Know Rhymes

Additionally, thefollowing are a few well known rhymes and songs: "One, two, put on your shoe,“ "Where is thumbkin," "Polly put the kettle on," "Rain, rain, go away,” Two little birds sitting on a wall,” This is the way,” “Old Mlacdonald had a farm," "Hickory, dickory. Dock,” “Diddle, diddle, dumpling," "This little pig,” “This old man”, “Baa, bas, black sheep," "Three blind mice,” “Here is a church,” ”Insey winseyspider," "Pat a cake," "Pussy cat, Pussy cat," "Humpty dumpty," "Ride a cock horse,” “Jack and Jill," "Hey diddle, diddle,” “Little miss muffet," "Little Jack horner,” “Wee Willie Winkie," "One potato, two potatoes,” “Ten green bottles," "Eeny, meeny, miny, mo," "There was a girl,” “It's raining, it's pouring,” “Fie, fie, foe, fum,” “The brave old Duke of York," "There's a hole in my bucket”,...