Teaching irony and satire as literary devices in ELT classes through Jane Austen's selected novels

This thesis has focused on the teaching of Irony and Satire, which are so essential in communication and acquisition of a language. These literary devices are taught in ELT programmes of the universities but are forgotten immediately afterwards unless they are practised through the appropriate examples. Teaching irony and satire through literature, and their being applied to literary works, especially the works of Jane Austen ? Pride and Prejudice, Emma and Sense and Sensibility ? are thought to be helpful in foreign language teaching. This paper explains how irony and satire ? these two common tools ? are used by Austen to highlight the ridiculous traditions of the society. These devices are studied with some classroom activities and comprehension questions on these novels. This study shows the possibility of using the novels of Jane Austen as works of literature in the teaching of irony and satire and the applicability of these literary devices to the analysis of literary works.Key Words: 1) Irony2) Satire3) Jane Austen