THE INTERFACE BETWEEN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE: DESIGNING AN INTEGRATED MODEL

Teaching language through literature is not anything new. But the ‘Integrated Model” was first coined by Duff and Maley(1990). As there is no clear and concrete frame work of an ‘Integrated Model’ before us so far, it still remains a matter of speculation. The fundamental difference between the ‘integrated model’ and ‘language through literature’ is that the former pays attention to both language and meaning while the latter is concerned with language alone. Besides boosting language proficiency, an ‘integrated model’, as it is conceived, would encourage reflective learning, engage learners in problem solving , initiate them into participatory and cooperative learning, train them to relate the text to life experience as suggested in post-method pedagogy. An equally important goal is to develop students’ logical thinking as well as critical and analytical abilities. This paper proposes to explore how best language can be taught by adopting the ‘Integrated Model’.