The Advantages of Teaching Fantasy in the English Foreign Language Classroom. Teaching "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone"

Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 10,0, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, language: English, abstract: In the following, the author is going to depict the benefits of working with fantasy literature in the in the English Foreign Language Classroom. In the beginning, it is important to define the term "fantasy" as such correctly so you can evaluate its value for teaching English as a foreign language. Based on the definition of fantasy as theoretical background, the author is going to present the potential of fantasy literature and why it should be part of the curriculum. While doing so, hisfocus will be on Joanne Kathleen Rowling’s novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone" for which the author is going to delineate an analysis. Secondly, the aspects of the practical implementation will be considered until the final teaching unit will be presented. The bottom line of this term paper should emphasize the importance of teaching fantasy literature in the EFLC by leaning on the works of noted philologists such as Ulf Abraham and authors as J.R.R. Tolkien or J.K. Rowling herself