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This course focuses on making student voices heard in literature studies, emphasizing authenticity, cultural awareness, emotional intelligence, and critical thinking skills. It highlights the benefits of enriching students' lives and fostering emotional intelligence. Challenges in teaching literature are addressed via specific teaching methods and assessment criteria, encouraging student participation and creativity. The approach includes pre-reading, teamwork, storytelling, and creative writing, promoting autonomy, individual interests, and linguistic understanding. Students' perceptions are valued through journals and feedback, ensuring a holistic learning experience.
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MAKING STUDENT VOICES HEARD IN A LITERATURE COURSE Dr. Phuong thi Anh Le Nha Trang Education College
Benefits + It is valuable for its authenticity, motivation, language knowledge and skills, cultural awareness, sociolinguistic knowledge, emotional intelligence and critical thinking (Khatib, Rezaei & Derakhshan, 2011) + It can enrich the students' lives (Cope, 1998) and teach students emotional intelligence skills(Weber, 2006, cited by Magro, 2010).
Challenges Literature is a daunting subject due to its challenges in terms of language use, cultural and literary implications (Baurain, 2001).
HOW? + Teaching + Assessment + Students’ perceptions
Teaching • RELEVANT MATERIALS (interests, experiences, language levels) • PRE READING (independent reading) • TEACHER’S GUIDANCE (pictures, guided questions) • TEAMWORK (at home, in class)
Assessment (STUDENTS’ WORK) • Participation • Journals • Extensive reading • Storytelling/Drammatization • Creative writing • Written test
STUDENT’S JOURNAL • Personal experience • Literary + Language understanding (intensive reading/ open questions)
WEEKLY EXTENSIVE READING => Autonomy => Individual interests => Personal experience => Literary + language understanding (like/dislike + summary)
STORY TELLING/ DRAMATISATION =>Individual choice • Literary appreciation • Language skills • Story telling skills • Creativity • Computer skills
CREATIVE WRITING • Literary appreciation • Language skills • Creativity
Students' Perceptions Questionnaire
Recommendations + Relevant readings + Students’ autonomy and creativity + Teachers’ guidance, encouragement and monitoring + Diversity in assessment