Lists 22 activities that might serve as a useful starting point for those embarking on the teaching of literature in the target language for the first time. The key to the activities is to get the students to do the thinking. These activities are designed to build up to and complement conventional essay-writing. (CK)

Describes a documentary created during an English course teaching academic skills to first-year arts faculty undergraduates. The focus was on making a video documentary about an issue of concern to the learners whose own negotiated goal was to present their information in English in a way that would be appealing to other students on campus. (12…