Teachers' and students' perception of literature in ESL learning activities

Do students enjoy the activities that are carried out by their teachers in Literature in ESL (LIT in ESL) classes? There is a lot of focus from the teacher’s point of view, but the same cannot be said for the students. This purpose of this study is to investigate the Teachers’ and Students’Percepti...

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Main Author:	Krishnan, Sujatha
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	English literature - Study and teaching English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers Secondary school - Malaysia
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42888/1/FPP%202012%2093R.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.428882016-06-28T02:16:21Z Teachers' and students' perception of literature in ESL learning activities 2012-03 Krishnan, Sujatha Do students enjoy the activities that are carried out by their teachers in Literature in ESL (LIT in ESL) classes? There is a lot of focus from the teacher’s point of view, but the same cannot be said for the students. This purpose of this study is to investigate the Teachers’ and Students’Perceptions of Literature in ESL Learning Activities. The participants of this survey were 525 Form Four ESL students and 26 ESL teachers from four different schools in the state of Kelantan. The instruments used were questionnaires developed for teachers and students to gauge their preferences in teaching and learning related to Lit in ESL activities. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency and percentage. The findings of this study indicate that the choice of activities identified by students did not match their teachers’ choices. Students found the activities carried out as uninteresting and repetitive. The students prefer activities like drama,watching a movie and predicting a new ending to the text, while teachers, gave more reading comprehension, in class discussion and inferring. Most teachers were unaware of these students’ preference of the activities they wanted. Thus, by the matching of activities, the students would be able to not only like Literature in English, but also be more participative in class due to their interest. The disparity of preference is further discussed in terms of its pedagogical implications. English literature - Study and teaching English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers Secondary school - Malaysia 2012-03 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42888/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42888/1/FPP%202012%2093R.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia English literature - Study and teaching English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers Secondary school - Malaysia
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topic	English literature - Study and teaching English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers Secondary school - Malaysia
spellingShingle	English literature - Study and teaching English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers Secondary school - Malaysia Krishnan, Sujatha Teachers' and students' perception of literature in ESL learning activities
description	Do students enjoy the activities that are carried out by their teachers in Literature in ESL (LIT in ESL) classes? There is a lot of focus from the teacher’s point of view, but the same cannot be said for the students. This purpose of this study is to investigate the Teachers’ and Students’Perceptions of Literature in ESL Learning Activities. The participants of this survey were 525 Form Four ESL students and 26 ESL teachers from four different schools in the state of Kelantan. The instruments used were questionnaires developed for teachers and students to gauge their preferences in teaching and learning related to Lit in ESL activities. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency and percentage. The findings of this study indicate that the choice of activities identified by students did not match their teachers’ choices. Students found the activities carried out as uninteresting and repetitive. The students prefer activities like drama,watching a movie and predicting a new ending to the text, while teachers, gave more reading comprehension, in class discussion and inferring. Most teachers were unaware of these students’ preference of the activities they wanted. Thus, by the matching of activities, the students would be able to not only like Literature in English, but also be more participative in class due to their interest. The disparity of preference is further discussed in terms of its pedagogical implications.
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author	Krishnan, Sujatha
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title	Teachers' and students' perception of literature in ESL learning activities
title_short	Teachers' and students' perception of literature in ESL learning activities
title_full	Teachers' and students' perception of literature in ESL learning activities
title_fullStr	Teachers' and students' perception of literature in ESL learning activities
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granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2012
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42888/1/FPP%202012%2093R.pdf
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Teachers' and students' perception of literature in ESL learning activities

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