%T Literature in French and Chinese language teaching and learning supported by the use of Internet and digital resources %K french literature, mandarin Chinese literature, digital resources, internet, topics %C UCL Intitute of Education %D 2014 %S Institute of Education/Beijing Normal University (IoE/BNU) Biennial International Conference %V 5 %O This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. %A F Diamantidaki %A K Carruthers %L discovery1475823 %I IOE-BNU conference: Learning in a changing world %X The paper looks at the study of literature in the foreign languages classroom and examines how the use of the internet and digital resources can facilitate this. Foreign language learners can learn a lot more than the instrumental functions of a target language by appreciating the literature. Examples from French and Mandarin Chinese literature will be used to illustrate the argument.