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T1 Improving communication in the EFL classroom through short story reading
A1 Tomas Vázquez, Cecilia Judith
A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
K1 communicative competence
K1 CLT
K1 TBLT
K1 literature in the EFL classroom
K1 language skills
K1 competencia comunicativa
K1 literatura en el aula de EFL
K1 destrezas lingüísticas
K1 5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas
AB Communication is the basis of our daily life. We are constantly communicating, eitherwith others or with ourselves. Therefore, even if we are used to communicating, it is necessaryto put it into practice in different contexts, and even in different languages. Although the fourmain skills (oral and written production and reception) are taught in English in secondaryeducation, sometimes they are not taught in real contexts. Therefore, students end up soundingrobotic, using a language that does not sound natural when communicating. To solve thisproblem, this paper proposes to introduce literature as a source for students to have a topic todiscuss and learn about – literary texts are used as a basis to propose activities, followingdifferent methodologies, in which students have the opportunity to practice these said skills inreal contexts, which will ultimately improve their communication competence in the Englishlanguage. If well applied, the advantages are several: students develop a taste for reading, theirexposure to real language is increased, and they find it more engaging than traditional activities.
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/52560
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/52560
LA eng
NO Departamento de Filología Inglesa
DS UVaDOC
RD 07-jul-2025