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Publication Date: 2020-Sep-14
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Developing Soft Skills with Micro-Fiction: A Close-Reading Experience
Reimão, Ana
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"Micro-contos," or micro-fiction, are very short and concise literary texts that require close-reading and inference from the reader. In this case study, I will describe how I have used these widely available texts in a Portuguese A2/B1 language module to develop analytical and other soft skills. I will demonstrate how this activity meets Tomlinson's (2011) universal principles for materials development in language teaching, namely, exposing learners to meaningful input highlighting linguistic features as well as enabling learners to engage affectively and cognitively in the learning experience. Finally, I will give details of how it has been received by students. [For the complete volume, "Literature in Language Learning: New Approaches," see ED608008.]
Descriptors: Soft Skills, Skill Development, Fiction, Critical Reading, Portuguese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Linguistic Input, Material Development, Transfer of Training, Learning Activities, Positive Attitudes, Language Proficiency, College Students
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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