Literature as windows on the world : a literary approach to second language learning : cultural and literary competence in Toni Morrison’s “A Mercy” (2008)

Abstract

The thesis suggests a literary approach to second language learning in upper secondary school. Terms as literary- and cultural competence are explored and put in context with the literary approach. The thesis examines what positive effects and challenges such an approach represents, and suggests a literary approach to Toni Morrison´s novel A Mercy (2008).