El texto literario como catalizador en la clase de inglés como lengua extranjera

Abstract

 The use of literary texts in the foreign language classroom is not so common in Spain. This paper puts forward a decalogue of the potential advantages of literary texts when it comes to learning English. The chosen text, Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 133/4, has been a best seller and, due to its style and the topics dealt with, turns out to be very successful among students. The article also presents a number of activities to be implemented in class in the last years of secondary education or in Baccalaureate.