TY - JOUR

T1 - Teaching Terry McMillan's Short Fiction

AU - Völz, Sabrina

PY - 2001/4/1

Y1 - 2001/4/1

N2 - Although Terry McMillan's novels have been huge successes, reaching a broad readership, her fiction has practically gone unnoticed in the EFL classroom. McMillan's short stories are not only accessible to non-narrative speakers of English but can be used as a springboard to further literary competence and cross-cultural comparison. This paper analyses McMillan's conception of aesthetics, and offers practical suggestions for the teaching of 'Ma'Dear' and 'Quilting on the Rebound' to EFL students at the post-secondary level.

AB - Although Terry McMillan's novels have been huge successes, reaching a broad readership, her fiction has practically gone unnoticed in the EFL classroom. McMillan's short stories are not only accessible to non-narrative speakers of English but can be used as a springboard to further literary competence and cross-cultural comparison. This paper analyses McMillan's conception of aesthetics, and offers practical suggestions for the teaching of 'Ma'Dear' and 'Quilting on the Rebound' to EFL students at the post-secondary level.

KW - Literature studies

KW - African American Writers

KW - English

KW - EFL

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U2 - 10.1093/elt/55.2.164

DO - 10.1093/elt/55.2.164

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 55

SP - 164

EP - 171

JO - ELT Journal

JF - ELT Journal

SN - 0951-0893

IS - 2

ER -