Article 'Current Issues And Best Practices In Literary Instruction'

As an English teacher, you must agree that books and literature are a form of entertainment. It could be predicted that many in your career read several novels a month. If books are part of this society-crippling construct, then why would they be used excessively in your curriculum? 1984, usually read during the sophomore year, has taught generations the dangers of authoritarianism, the importance of self-expression, and can still be applied to modern society. One must concede to the idea that books, as a form of entertainment, are educational. Many children’s shows seen on Nick Jr and the Disney Channel serve to teach kids basic skills: sharing, counting, spelling, speaking. Not only do these programs give children skills necessary for growing up, it teaches morals and tells stories kids enjoy watching. It may seem like children are obsessed with their TV shows, but in reality, they are being educated.

Throughout the essay, Prose argues that literatures in high schools are dumbing down the English curriculum. She says books that are “chosen for students to read are

The use of literature in teaching English as a second language has begun to receive consideration specially in EFL for last many years. It has been considered as the highly beneficial by many EFL teachers. The need and aspirations of this research paper is to give the importance of literature and teacher in teaching English language skills. The main idea of my research is how literature can be a tool or technique for the teachers to use in the class room. Mainly this study focuses on how the different form of literature helps in teaching all four skills in language i.e. LSRW (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing). Teaching English through literature has evolved around the basic importance of its growth as

Literature has its roots in one language and the language gets life through literature. Literature and language are closely interconnected. Language skills can not be taught in isolation but in an integrated manner, which includes a set of text-based, student -centered activities to add new impetus to teaching language through literature, stimulating the desire of students reading and encourage their responses. Literature can be used to teach the language through interesting activities such as prediction and finishing a story, choosing some interesting role-plays, the integration of spelling with vocabulary, grammar learning through passages of text literary, crossword puzzles, brainstorming,

The purpose of this paper is to understand the benefits and the difficulties students and teachers could encounter in using literature text and the various genres of literature such as poetry, drama and novels in learning and teaching language.

The position of National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is that reading ?is the complex act of constructing meaning from print. We read in order to better understand ourselves, others, and the world around us; we use the knowledge we gain from reading to change the world in which we live.? According to the International Reading Association?s position statement (2012) as students ?prepare to become productive citizens, they must be able to comprehend and construct information using print and nonprint materials in fixed and virtual platforms across disciplines? (p. 2). The International Literacy Association in Adolescent Literacy (2012) believes content area teachers should provide ?instruction in the multiple literacy strategies needed

This essay will explore the importance of language and literature in a students learning and how they assist in enhancing their development. Most importantly the similarities and differences will be distinguished so that the relationship between the two can be understood. Defining both language and literacy as different entities, but also closely linked concepts, allows readers to bridge together their affiliation when taught to children in a classroom environment.

Some of the most well know authors and poets have indirectly impacted the world in one way or another, with the use of their literary works. Whether it be opening oneself up to the philosophies or ideologies of the author, or by improving an individual's English comprehension and composition skills. For example authors such as Harper Lee; the novelist of “To Kill A Mockingbird,” have depicted through her book the unjust and inhumane treatment of African Americans in America’s South. It is hard to believe that at one time these world renowned authors and poets were once the prodigies of English literature teachers. And in this research paper we will examine the role English literature teacher play in the worlds past, present, and future

Over several years, technology plays a vital role in our society, countries and the world. The technology has been changing our behavior and lifestyle in every aspect. In the past, people received news from reading the newspaper once a day so what was going on yesterday is in today’s newspaper but nowadays all events are immediately delivered to everybody with the latest news, what is happening in the world right now, by the internet. With regard to the benefits of technology, this literature review will focus on the approaches in helping education system in term of how to improve and enhance educational quality in developing countries in South-East Asia as well as in the sense of reducing the gap between country schools and city schools.

My teaching philosophy is based on the belief that students should be presented with many opportunities to read, be able to construct meaning from their experiences with literature and think critically about it. It is important that I be an effective teacher by emphasizing higher-order meaning construction more than lower-ordered skills, maximizing reading opportunities, integrating reading and writing with multiple subject areas and providing opportunities to discuss what was read (Cunningham, 2011, pg. 2). In my classroom, I want to acknowledge and support each student as an individual learner, engage the students’ interest and demonstrate the relevance of reading and writing to their lives, participate as a fellow learner with students and promote critical thinking and creativity. I will encourage students to develop and share their own responses in class discussions and writing assignments. I will attempt to promote the students’ personal involvement with course activities and assignments in order to create enthusiastic, independent readers. I will give each student personal attention and become acquainted with his/her educational needs. My goal is to get students to function competently and independently at their literary level by supplying them with information, models from which they can apply new concepts and skills training. A literacy foundation should be built, followed by developing fluency, teaching phonics and spelling patterns, building vivid, vital and

In today’s time, schools across the world require their students to read and study various works of literature. However, a school does not simply add the first available novel to its curriculum. There is always a reason, whether that be to teach students about a specific writing style, time period in the context of the novel, or other unique topic specific to the work. Following this strand, certain works have appeared in schools repeatedly over time, with hundreds of thousands of students consequently reading the same literature. With such a high population of people being exposed and influenced by these works, it is imperative to understand why some works are being represented over others in schools.

In conclusion, every school and every classroom should be partaking in differentiated instruction in terms of literary developments. While it is more work for the teacher than in previous years, studies say the work pays off for the students. The most valuable lesson for the teacher is to understand that there is no single approach that will work for all students. The teachers must take the time to gain knowledge and prepare the modifications while the students must put in the effort to apply themselves and actively

In the majority of schools, if not all, literature is an important lesson that students learn, especially as seniors in high school. That is because literature is not only a fictional novel, but it is a novel, whether it is fiction or nonfiction, that portrays several of issues that students may be dealing with at the moment, or can relate to. Literature is a reading genre that can possibly influence the actions of the reader based on the situation both in the book and the reader's personal life. There are several

Creating a classroom atmosphere that promotes literacy will enable English language learners (ELLs) to use reading and writing in English as a learning tool. The first step in promoting literacy within the classroom context is to teach students how to process different and increasingly difficult types of texts. Authors/educators Suzanne Peregoy and Owen Boyle suggest the following tacks: establish a purpose for reading (whether efferent or aesthetic), teach text structure, focus on metacognition, and match students with appropriate reading materials (2008). These criteria are potentially daunting, but fortunately the authors help us with some great pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading strategies to make these necessary goals become realities.

The literate arts are the foothold of a valuable education. From start till end, students enrolled in school continuously practice the literate arts to gain and develop the skills of comprehension, analyzation and most importantly communication. In Ways of Reading authors Mary Louise Pratt, Richard Miller, and W.E.B. Dubois demonstrate the value of the skills ingrained in the literate arts and exemplify their necessity in the educational curriculum. However, in the age of technology where children are learning from iPads and the internet has made physical libraries obsolete, the impact of the literate arts has diminished as it’s become unappealing. Therefore, in order for the literal arts to bear its valuable skills, educational curriculum in literal arts needs to be reformed to become more engaging with current society, as it currently competes for attention against the more attractive elements of the modern world.