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The values of adolescent literature and language arts activities in teaching English as a second language.
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- Mon Dec 22 2003

... Introduction The values of language arts and adolescent literature have been recognized in language learning as they allow learners to participate in content-rich activities and provide students with authentic purposes. The Curriculum Development Council and Education Department in Hong Kong also highly recommended the use of various kinds of adolescent literature and language arts activities in teaching English. To my understanding, language arts is a boarder term than adolescent literature. Language arts are processes of communicating meaning and ways of constructing meaning. It may consist of listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and visually representing. On the other hands, adolescent literature are literature that has been specifically written for and marketed to young adolescents (10-21-year-old), as well as anything young adults are reading of their own free will. Usually, the contents are about youngsters' experience. Themes are also interest to them. Language used in adolescent literature often parallels that













