Approaches to learning kwantlen polytechnic university. The study was conducted in 15 urban secondary schools in sandakan, sabah with a population of 112 english teachers. Pdf the approaches to teaching literature for efl young. Critical approaches to literature deconstruction is a school of literary criticism that suggests that language is not a stable entity, and that we can never exactly say what we mean. An integrative approach to teaching literary texts to efl. Teaching english through literature murat hismanoglu abstract this paper aims at emphasizing the use of literature as a popular technique for teaching both basic language skills i. Literary theory and teaching of literature in the twenty first century munazza yaqoob department of english, female campus, international islamic university, islamabad, pakistan abstract. Approaches employed by teachers in teaching literature to. Scholars have developed three main approaches to teaching literature carter and. The following critical approaches can be applied to all areas of life from literature to an advertisement and even to political decisions. Objective of the study the objective of the study is to reexamine the benefits of using literature in language classes. The relevance of literary analysis to teaching literature in the efl classroom f or many university teachers of english as a foreign language efl, the study of literature is indispensable because it exposes students to meaningful contexts that are replete with descriptive language and interesting characters. Therefore, literature cannot give a reader any one single meaning, because the language itself is simply too ambiguous.
Pdf approaches to teaching literature in efl classrooms. In this lesson, well look at different literaturebased approaches to. Print literaturebased approaches to reading worksheet 1. Abstractenglish literature is a compulsory and meanwhile difficult courses for english majors in china. Anne therese lovstuhagen mastergradsavhandling ved institutt for l. Literature and culture are involved with each other to mould the community and the style of life. This article tries to explore a particular technique in literature classroom. Critical approaches to literature literary criticism should arise out of a debt of love. Amers 2003 approaches to teaching literary narratives texts. An introduction to fiction, poetry, and drama, sixth edition new york.
As the classification of genre and text types, the approaches in literature also classified into many kinds of methodologies, which has dif. While, in todays eeducation era, its traditional course design is proved to be much lagging behind. Nov 23, 2012 a development model for teaching literature message learner teacher cultural features characterization aesthetic techniques language genre content use literature 56. The data show a strategic approach to teaching and learningenglish and reveal the tremendous effort invested by. In classroom that use an lbi approach students select their own high interest text to read independently. When this is justified, it will become expedient to boost the interest or morale of. Literary theory and teaching of literature the current study argues that poststructuralist literary theory through its emphasis on reader can help to achieve the aims of modern pedagogies stated above and can also help to overcome the limitations of the traditional approaches towards the teaching of literature. The situation of literature teaching to algerian efl students. Teaching literature in lower secondary school is the teaching of literature in the 9th grade based on the personalresponse approach, or the readerresponse approach to literature.
An approach to teaching reading katherine sublett minardi university of north florida this masters thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the student scholarship at unf digital commons. The research questions for this study are as follows. George steiner literary criticism is not an abstract, intellectual exercise. This themes in literature resource contains everything you need to teach theme to your 4th and 5th grade students. The basic distinction is between a deep approach to learning, where you are aiming towards understanding that.
Approaches to teaching writing 21 in considering these purposes for academic writing and the usefulness of discussing them with students we take the position that certain general aspects of academic writing can be isolated and taught. Background as part of the second phase of the tuning project, the subject groups reflected on good practices in teaching, learning and assessment, in particular how teaching, learning. Carter and long 1991 propose three possible models of literature use in l2 classrooms. The research is an attempt to respond to controversy among the use of. Approaches to literary criticism literary criticism is the study, analysis, and evaluation of imaginative literature. The original essays in oxford twentyfirst century approaches to literature mean to provoke rather than reassure, to challenge rather than codify. In the next sections we outline the features of many types of academic writing that. They are the language model, the cultural model and the. They think that to enter the fields related to or based on literature needs a glamorous background for the persons. Instead of summarizing existing knowledge, scholars working in the field aim at opening fresh discussion. In the literaturebased approach, when all students in a classroom are reading a different book that they have individually chosen, it.
Twenty first century is regarded as the age of globalization, transnationalism and telecommunication. The approaches and activities conducted in the literature lesson were identified whilst the reasons to why. The relevance of literary analysis to teaching literature in. Application of literary theory in teaching literaturea. Perhaps, one good question to address is why teach or study literature in schools. Historical criticism seeks to interpret the work of literature through understanding the time and culture in which the work was written. This study aims to gain a general overview of the approaches and strategies employed by teachers in teaching literature to less proficient students in form 1 and form 2.
Oxford twentyfirst century approaches to literature oxford. Pdf the approaches to teaching literature for efl young learners. How can you teach students to read while also instilling in them a passion for reading. Teachers of this course should make full use of modern devices including multimedia and online. Gabriel tejada molina, maria luisa perez canado, and gloria luque agullo faculty of humanities and education, university of jaen 1. If a friend informs you she is reading a book you have just. Literature based instruction approaches literature based instruction lbi approaches brings back the need for highquality texts in the classroom. Approaches to teaching literature in efl classrooms diacronia. Teachers approaches in the teaching of literature in schools. A handbook of critical approaches to literature fifth edition wilfred l.
This study aimed to investigate the types of literature teaching approaches preferably employed by form 4 and form 5 teachers who taught literature in. Purpose of the study this study aims to gain a general overview of the approaches employed by teachers in teaching the literature component in english. Literaturebased instruction approaches reading strategies. Teachers approaches in the teaching of literature in schools carter, r. It has been accepted for inclusion in unf graduate theses and dissertations by an authorized. Guerin louisiana state university earle labor centenary college lee morgan centenary college jeanne c.
In countries with less formal plans for lecturer training but a longer tradition of. Pdf on jan 1, 2015, alina padurean and others published approaches to teaching literature in efl classrooms find, read and cite all the. If you are unable to view the pdf file, you can download the free reader from. In countries with less formal plans for lecturer training but a longer tradition of serious attention to pedagogy within the higher. Critical approaches to literature plain text version of this document. Purpose of the study this study aims to gain a general overview of the approaches and strategies employed by teachers in teaching literature to less proficient students in form 1 and form 2. How to teach and learn english literature in eeducation era. Here are also other quotations which define literature. Critical approaches to literature university of new mexico. The students of literature are not strongly aware of the possible jobs after studying literature courses. In this lesson, well look at different literature based approaches to reading, including the advantages and. Types of english literature teaching approaches preferred by. Willingham university of kansas new york oxford oxford university press 2005. Methods and approaches any serious study, which aims at contributing new ideas to english language teaching methods have to analyze, thoroughly the strength and weakness of the various language teaching methods erstwhile tried.
This study bridges the gap between the theory of teaching language through literature and its practice by applying the technique. Pdf this study was conducted to determine the teaching strategies used by the ab english teachers in teaching literature courses. Showalter teaching literature pdf teaching literature is an inspirational guidebook for all teachers of english and. He also lists some different approaches to the study of literature in the language classroom based on multiple activities.
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