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Teaching Methodology For Literature

This document discusses the methodology for teaching literature. It states that the goals of teaching literature are to improve students' language proficiency, generate personal responses to texts, and expose students to good writing. Literature should be taught in a holistic way to develop students intellectually, spiritually, emotionally and physically. When teaching literature, teachers should read texts thoroughly with students, highlight key elements, develop worksheets and activities, discuss new vocabulary, and keep portfolios of students' work. There are three models for teaching literature: the cultural model which is teacher-centered, the language model which uses strategies from language teaching, and the personal growth model which focuses on the use of language in context.

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Teaching Methodology For Literature

This document discusses the methodology for teaching literature. It states that the goals of teaching literature are to improve students' language proficiency, generate personal responses to texts, and expose students to good writing. Literature should be taught in a holistic way to develop students intellectually, spiritually, emotionally and physically. When teaching literature, teachers should read texts thoroughly with students, highlight key elements, develop worksheets and activities, discuss new vocabulary, and keep portfolios of students' work. There are three models for teaching literature: the cultural model which is teacher-centered, the language model which uses strategies from language teaching, and the personal growth model which focuses on the use of language in context.

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TEACHING METHODOLOGY FOR

LITERATURE

By: Miss Sundus Shakeel


TEACHING LITERATURE

• The literature component in English is aimed at enhancing students’ language


proficiency, and it is also geared for the purpose of generating the aesthetic part
of the language that is personal response from students.
• The English language Curriculum Specifications stated that the aim of
literature is not only meant to address the interpersonal, informational aesthetic
value of learning but also the learning of the English language in general.
TEACHING LITERATURE

• To enable students to improve their proficiency through reading, respond to


text, draw lessons and insights from slices of life, understand and appreciate
other culture, relate to events, characters and own life as well as expose
students to models of good writing.
• Literature in Education is aimed at developing the potential of students in a
holistic, balanced and integrated manner encompassing the intellectual,
spiritual, emotional and physical aspects in order to create a balanced and
harmonious human being with high social standards.
TEACHING LITERATURE

• Hence, the implementation of children’s literature would help children to


expand their imagination and to acquire literacy in their learning.
• Literature is meant to be enjoyed, as literature can be employed as a tool to
promote literacy and proficiency in the language. It assists students to deal with
problem of social, cultural, racial or problem that deals with life in the real
world.
TEACHERS ROLE

• In literature teachers role is very important and more than just a guider.
• The teachers should read the story thoroughly with students and highlights the
storyline, characters, message, or moral of the story.
• Teachers are required to perform activity and encouraged to develop
worksheet for students, as well as plan activities that students can be placed in
their portfolio.
• Teachers are recommended to discuss new vocabulary in order to help students
to understand the poem, and to use the text to teach aspects of language in the
learning.
TEACHERS ROLE

• Teachers are advised to keep portfolio that has the components of:
• (1) Table of Contents
• (2) Pupil’s Work
• (3) Dates
• (4) Drafts and Final Pieces
• (5) Reflections
• Students are encouraged to carry out self assessment to reflect on their own
learning.
TEACHERS ROLE

• Carter, R. and Long (1991) stated that there are three models in the teaching of
literature:
• (1) The Cultural Model which view literature as a teacher-centered and source of
facts where teacher delegates knowledge and information to students
• (2) The Language Model which allows teacher to employ strategies used in
language teaching to deconstruct literary texts in order to serve specific linguistic
goals.
• (3) The Personal Growth Model where the focus is on a particular use of language
in a text and in a specific cultural context. These models have been incorporated in
various approaches in the teaching of literature.

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