Date of Graduation
2000
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MA
Committee Chair
Johan Seynnaeve
Abstract
In this work I defend the notion of the necessity for ESL learners to undergo some sort of identity shift process. This process would be a smooth and gradual evolution by reason of which ESL learners (and, by extension, learners of any foreign language) would develop a second identity that would encompass all the aspects associated to the L2 of their choice, apart from its exclusively linguistic and structural components. I introduce mainly the necessity of building awareness among teachers, especially—but not exclusively—among monolingual foreign language instructors. The strategy that I propose to promote this awareness is the guided reading of Paul Auster’s City of Glass . The reader, given proper guidance, will be able to discover a parallelism between the identity shift process suffered by the protagonist of this book and the one that ESL learners need to undergo.
Recommended Citation
Vazquez, Luis Ruiz J., "Teacher training through literature: Building teacher awareness on the process of shift in identity on ESL learners." (2000). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 10483.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/10483