Busby, Brian John.
Coming to Canada : Authentic Readings for ESL Students / Brian John Busby and Patricia Brock. - Scarborough, ON : Prentice-Hall Canada, 1997. - 132 p. : ill., map. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-131).
"A companion piece to the popular Classics Canada series and Contemporary Canada, this reading and listening text by Brian John Busby and Patricia Brock joins Prentice Hall Canada's collection of Canadian literature for students of English as a Second or Foreign Language. High-interest authentic texts at an intermediate to advanced level feature immigrant Canadian authors who made a significant impact on the literary scene. The fact that the writers were once immigrants to Canada should have a particular appeal for ESL learners. Selections include short stories, poems, essays, and scenes from a play-all available on the accompanying cassette.
Features:
literary quality-the selections provide reading pleasure and interest
student appeal-the writers are women and men from various cultural and ethnic backgrounds
language learning activities-foster reading comprehension, discussion, and writing skills
helpful pedagogy-key words and expressions are defined in context." (Book Cover) TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Acknowledgments
Preface
About the Authors
1. Essay
An Immigrant's Split Personality /
Sun-Kyung Yi
2. Poetry
"Guinep" and Other Poems /
Olive Senior
3. Short Story
An Election /
Archibald Crail
4. Essay
A Settler's Wife Alone at Night /
Archibald Crail
5. Poetry
"Remembering Spring" and Other Poems /
Thuong Vuong-Riddick
6. Short Story
Mass and a Dance /
Kristjana Gunnars
7. Essay
My Remarkable Uncle
/ Stephen Leacock
8. Poetry
"journey to merritt" and Other Poems /
Jim Wong-Chu
9. Short Story
The Revolutionary /
Neil Bissoondath
10. Drama
Fashion, Power, Guilt and the Charity of Families /
Carol Shields and Catherine Shields
11. Poetry
"I Work on Your Holy Days" and Other Poems /
Phinder Dulai
12. Short Story
Snow /
Frederick Philip Grove
Map of Canada
0137425295 (pbk)
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
Readers.
Canadian literature--Minority authors.
Coming to Canada : Authentic Readings for ESL Students / Brian John Busby and Patricia Brock. - Scarborough, ON : Prentice-Hall Canada, 1997. - 132 p. : ill., map. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-131).
"A companion piece to the popular Classics Canada series and Contemporary Canada, this reading and listening text by Brian John Busby and Patricia Brock joins Prentice Hall Canada's collection of Canadian literature for students of English as a Second or Foreign Language. High-interest authentic texts at an intermediate to advanced level feature immigrant Canadian authors who made a significant impact on the literary scene. The fact that the writers were once immigrants to Canada should have a particular appeal for ESL learners. Selections include short stories, poems, essays, and scenes from a play-all available on the accompanying cassette.
Features:
literary quality-the selections provide reading pleasure and interest
student appeal-the writers are women and men from various cultural and ethnic backgrounds
language learning activities-foster reading comprehension, discussion, and writing skills
helpful pedagogy-key words and expressions are defined in context." (Book Cover) TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Acknowledgments
Preface
About the Authors
1. Essay
An Immigrant's Split Personality /
Sun-Kyung Yi
2. Poetry
"Guinep" and Other Poems /
Olive Senior
3. Short Story
An Election /
Archibald Crail
4. Essay
A Settler's Wife Alone at Night /
Archibald Crail
5. Poetry
"Remembering Spring" and Other Poems /
Thuong Vuong-Riddick
6. Short Story
Mass and a Dance /
Kristjana Gunnars
7. Essay
My Remarkable Uncle
/ Stephen Leacock
8. Poetry
"journey to merritt" and Other Poems /
Jim Wong-Chu
9. Short Story
The Revolutionary /
Neil Bissoondath
10. Drama
Fashion, Power, Guilt and the Charity of Families /
Carol Shields and Catherine Shields
11. Poetry
"I Work on Your Holy Days" and Other Poems /
Phinder Dulai
12. Short Story
Snow /
Frederick Philip Grove
Map of Canada
0137425295 (pbk)
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
Readers.
Canadian literature--Minority authors.