Grammar in Literature: A Text-Based Guide for Students - Paperback

by Susan Lavender (Author), Stavroula Varella (Author)

This textbook familiarizes students with grammatical concepts of the English language and develops skills to apply grammar to creative writing and the study of literature. Students take an interactive 'learn-by-doing' approach to the mechanics of language and explore the creative uses of grammar. Experimenting with their own linguistic and creative skills, they come to appreciate the importance of language not only as a means of communication but also as an essential part of creative practice and literary composition. This applied approach to learning about grammar will be a valuable resource for students of English Literature and Creative Writing who may already be good users of grammar but not fully aware of its significance for communication and creativity.

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This textbook familiarizes students with grammatical concepts of the English language and develops skills to apply grammar to creative writing and the study of literature. Students take an interactive 'learn-by-doing' approach to the mechanics of language and explore the creative uses of grammar. Experimenting with their own linguistic and creative skills, they come to appreciate the importance of language not only as a means of communication but also as an essential part of creative practice and literary composition. This applied approach to learning about grammar will be a valuable resource for students of English Literature and Creative Writing who may already be good users of grammar but not fully aware of its significance for communication and creativity.

Author Biography

Susan Lavender is Head of International English at the University of Chichester, UK. She has taught English Language, Language through Literature and other aspects of Applied Linguistics to undergraduate and postgraduate students for more than 25 years. She has authored materials on English grammar for international students and is particularly interested in the application of task-based interactive learning to the study of grammar through literature.

Stavroula Varella is Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at King's College London, UK. She previously taught in the Department of English at the University of Chichester, where she developed undergraduate and postgraduate modules examining the interface between Language and Literature. Her teaching interests include Stylistics, Discourse Analysis and Historical Linguistics, and she has published work on language contact, term formation and health discourse.