@article{oai:bunkyo.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000584,
 author = {Ogawa, Ruby Toshimi},
 issue = {2},
 journal = {文学部紀要, Bulletin of The Faculty of Language and Literature},
 month = {2010-03-01, 2010-03-23},
 note = {Teaching literature through content-based courses designed to integrate the four basic language proficiency skills can provide a meaningful way for Japanese university students to learn practical communicative usages through their readings. By understanding a writer's point of view from various cross-cultural perspectives, the student can learn to appreciate the many nuances of language usage within story dialogues among characters or to understand the cultural context in which language is utilized for a specific purpose.
The elements of characterization and the importance of understanding general points of views are discussed in this article by recounting certain scenes in the Pulitzer Prize Winning Memoir entitled Angela's Ashes (1996) which was written by the late Frank McCourt. Specific examples from this book are incorporated into this paper to show the merits of teaching literature to students from a cross-cultural perspective. In this way, students will be able to understand their own culture from the vantage point of another. Moreover, the use of great literature provides an ideal way to integrate the development of the basic four skills by engaging students to read at a critical level in English.
In discussing teaching strategies to increase the proficiency levels of ESL/EFL students learning a second language, the most meaningful delivery of the learning experience is based on the expertise of an instructor's knowledge of literary works. While the teaching philosophy and course objectives help students gain reachable learning goals, the instructor is the one who shapes and influences the student's motivation for learning English.},
 pages = {61--86},
 title = {From Literature to Literacy : The Utilization of Literary Texts to Develop Language Skills and Cross-Cultural Awareness for English as a Second Language Students},
 volume = {23},
 year = {}
}