TY - BOOK AU - Adamowski, Eleanor TI - Canadian Stories: A Cultural Reader for ESL Students SN - 0132885239 (pbk) PY - 1994/// CY - Scarborough, ON. PB - Prentice Hall Regents Canada KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Readers KW - Canada KW - Study and teaching (Secondary) KW - Foreign speakers KW - Short stories, Canadian KW - Canadian fiction KW - 20th century N1 - "This collection of authentic Canadian short fiction has been expressly prepared for ESL students studying about life in Canada. Canadian Stories links Canadian literature in its original form with language learning activities. The reader is comprised of ten unabridged Canadian short stories from such authors as Ted Allan, Himani Bannerji and Gabrielle Roy, emphasizing family, friends and lifestyles in Canada in the twentieth century. Thematic organization of the stories allows students to combine their personal experiences with the literature and share their perceptions with the class. Pre-reading activities, a glossary for each story, comprehension questions, and a variety of language-based exercises familiarizes students with the literary elements of fiction and the use of Canadian English. The comprehensive Instructor's Guide provides many hints for teaching literature effectively in an ESL setting as well as ideas for extension exercises and activities. A read-along cassette can be used in a reading centre, language lab or for self-study." (Book Cover); TABLE OF CONTENTS ; Acknowledgments ; Preface to the Student ; Preface to the Instructor ; PART I LEGACIES; "Penny in the Dust"; / Ernest Buckler ; Talking About Short Stories; "A Secret Lost in the Water"; / Roch Carrier ; Outlining a Short Story; "The Torch Woman"; / Alex Grisdale ; Understatement and Allegory; "The Dead Child"; / Gabrielle Roy ; Imagery and Figures of Speech; "Lies My Father Told Me"; / Ted Allan ; Defining Words from Context; PART II ADAPTATIONS; "The Other Family"; / Himani Bannerji ; Using Grammatical Clues; "Shun-Wai"; / Taien Ng ; Reading Between the Lines: Inference, Connotation, Irony, Sarcasm and Ambiguity; "The Moose and the Sparrow"; / Hugh Garner ; Synonyms and Homonyms; "Lifeguard"; / Barbara Scott ; Idiomatic Language and Slang; "Food and Spirits"; / Beth Brant ; Cultural Sayings and Names; Summary Questions ; Discussion Questions Linking the Stories; Essay Questions Summarizing the Text; Map of Canada ; Settings for the Stories UR - https://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/1lm0b9c/alma991029215459705161 ER -