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Dr Janice Bland, Professor of English Education Nord University Universitetsalléen 11 8026 Bodø, Norway [email protected]

Using Literature in English Language Education Challenging Reading for 8-18 Year Olds Leading international scholars explore inspiring texts for English Language Teaching (ELT), including Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, Collins’ The Hunger Games, Selznick’s The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Thorne’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Staake’s Bluebird, Naidoo’s Out of Bounds, Wiesner’s Mr Wuffles! and Winton’s Lockie Leonard. Contributors discuss challenging reading and • • • • • •

visual literacy critical literacy creative writing intercultural learning global issues deep reading

Recent research on literature education in ELT combines with children’s literature criticism, covering picturebooks, graphic novels, story apps, film and plays, as well as speculative fiction on provocative topics.

Table of Contents Foreword

Peter Hunt (Professor Emeritus Cardiff University, UK)

1. Introduction: The Challenge of Literature Janice Bland (Nord University, Norway) Part One

Multimodal Challenges

2. The Graphic Novel: Brian Selznick’s THE INVENTION and THE MARVELS Marek Oziewicz (University of Minnesota, USA)

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HUGO CABRET, WONDERSTRUCK

3. Playscript and Screenplay: Creativity with J. K. Rowling’s WIZARDING WORLD Janice Bland (Nord University, Norway) 4. The Wordless Picturebook: Literacy in Multilingual Contexts and David Wiesner’s Worlds Evelyn Arizpe (University of Glasgow, UK) and Sadie Ryan, (University of Glasgow, UK)

Children’s Literature in English Language Education Janice Bland and Sandie Mourão

Dr Janice Bland, Professor of English Education Nord University Universitetsalléen 11 8026 Bodø, Norway [email protected]

5. The Picturebook in Elementary ELT: Multiple Literacies with Bob Staake’s BLUEBIRD Gail Ellis (British Council – EU Region) 6. Story Apps: The Challenge of Interactivity Sonja Brunsmeier (University of Education – Tyrol, Austria) and Annika Kolb (University of Education – Freiburg, Germany) 7. Transmedial Reading: Tim Winton’s LOCKIE LEONARD Michael Prusse (University of Teacher Education – Zurich, Switzerland) Part Two

Provocative and Compelling

8. Literature in Language Education: Challenges for Theory Building Werner Delanoy (University of Klagenfurt, Austria) 9. Diversity in Love-Themed Fiction: John Green’s THE FAULT IN OUR STARS and David Levithan’s PRINCES Johanna Marks (University of Münster, Germany) and Thorsten Merse (University of Munich, Germany) 10. Popular Culture Head On: Suzanne Collins’ THE HUNGER GAMES Janice Bland (Nord University, Norway) 11.

Thought Experiments with Science Fiction: Ursula Le Guin’s THE ONES WHO WALK AWAY FROM OMELAS Jürgen Wehrmann (University of Oldenburg, Germany) 12. Environmental Havoc in Teen Fiction: Speculating Futures Jean Webb (University of Worcester, UK) 13. Hamlet, Ophelia and Teenage Rage: Michael Lesslie’s PRINCE OF DENMARK Tzina Kalogirou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece) Part Three

Embracing the Challenges

14. Negotiating the Challenges of Reading Literature: Teachers Reporting on their Practice Sam Duncan (UCL Institute of Education, UK) and Amos Paran (UCL Institute of Education, UK) 15. Afterword: Thoughts on the Way Ahead Geoff Hall (University of Nottingham Ningbo China, China) Annotated Bibliography: Literary Texts Recommended for Children and Young Adults in ELT, Janice Bland (Nord University, Norway) Story apps, Picturebooks, Poetry books, Chapter books, Graphic novels, Short stories, Verse novels, Playscripts, Screenplays, Young adult fiction Index

Children’s Literature in English Language Education Janice Bland and Sandie Mourão