Publication Date
1978
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
Abstract
It is the purpose of this paper to demonstrate how poetry can be a valuable tool in the ESL classroom, the problems connected with relying on extant verse for work with ESL students, and the consequential preferability of producing one's own poetry. In addition, guidelines and suggestions are offered for creating original and goal-specific works, together with ways in which those works, once made, may be used most effectively in the ESL classroom. Also, sample works, by the author and others, as well as various exercises and a brief bibliography, are provided in an appendix, giving the reader a source both of at-hand materials and of reference to several comprehensive anthologies and collections of poetry.
Disciplines
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Curriculum and Instruction | English Language and Literature | Teacher Education and Professional Development
Recommended Citation
Caissie, Roland, "Composing and Using Poetry as an ESL Teaching Tool" (1978). MA TESOL Collection. 247.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/ipp_collection/247
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