APPROACHES IN THE TEACHING OF LITERATURE IN ENGLISH IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IKWUANO L.G.A OF ABIA STATE
Abstract
This research looked at approaches to teaching literature in English in senior secondary schools in Ikwuano L.G.A, Abia State. The study’s total population is 200 staff members from selected secondary schools in Ikunano. The researcher collected data using questionnaires as the instrument.
This study used a descriptive survey research design. The study included 133 respondents who were principals, administrative staff, senior staff, and junior staff. The collected data was organized into tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies.
chapter One
Introduction
1.1The Study’s Background
The literature component in English is designed to improve students’ language proficiency while also generating the aesthetic part of the language, which is personal response from students. According to the English language Curriculum Specifications, the goal of literature is to address not only the interpersonal, informational, and aesthetic value of learning, but also the learning of the English language in general.
Similarly, this goal is consistent with the Malaysia Ministry of Education’s curriculum, which states that the objectives of incorporating literature into the English language syllabus are to enable students to improve their proficiency through reading, respond to text, draw lessons and insights from slices of life, understand and appreciate other cultures, relate to events, characters, and their own lives, and expose students to models of good writing.
Literature in Education aims to develop students’ potential in a holistic, balanced, and integrated manner that includes intellectual, spiritual, emotional, and physical aspects in order to create a balanced and harmonious human being with high social standards. As a result, incorporating literature into the English Language syllabus has the primary goal of improving students’ language ability.
The CCL Program, as stated in the English Language Curriculum Specification, aims to help students improve their English by reading simple fiction, to provide a continuum for the literature component introduced in school, and to create an enjoyable learning environment.
In this regard, literature is intended to address not only the interpersonal and informational aesthetic value of learning, but also to go beyond that, where students learn about people, culture, ethics, behaviors, and other social norms. As a result, incorporating children’s literature into the classroom would assist children in expanding their imaginations and acquiring literacy.
Problem identification
There is a need to determine whether the literature component in English is taught in accordance with its goals and objectives. As a result, a focus on the approaches used by teachers in the teaching of the literature component in English would be extremely valuable and interesting. The research will concentrate on the approaches used and the difficulties encountered when teaching literature to secondary school students.
The study’s objective
The study’s objectives are as follows:
To identify the challenges of teaching literature in English in Ikwauano LGA secondary schools.
Determine the method of teaching literature in English in secondary school.
Identifying the variables Militant Opposition to Literature Study
Hypotheses for research
H0: There are no difficulties in teaching literature in English in Ikwauano LGA secondary schools.
H1: There are difficulties in teaching literature in English in Ikwauano LGA secondary schools.
In secondary school, there is no method of teaching literature in English.
H1: In secondary school, there is a method of teaching literature in English.
The study’s importance
The study will be extremely beneficial to both students and the Ministry of Education. The study will provide a clear understanding of the approaches used in the teaching of literature in English in senior secondary schools in Ikwuano LGA. The study will also serve as a reference for other researchers who will be working on a related topic.
The study’s scope and limitations
The study’s scope includes approaches to teaching literature in English in senior secondary schools in Ikwuano L.G.A of Abia State. The researcher comes across a constraint that limits the scope of the study;
a) RESEARCH MATERIAL AVAILABILITY: The researcher’s research material is insufficient, limiting the scope of the study.
b) TIME: The study’s time frame does not allow for broader coverage because the researcher must balance other academic activities and examinations with the study.
FINANCE: One of the factors that contributed to the sample size being used was a lack of funds to support the sample size.
1.7 TERM DEFINITION
Teaching is the process of attending to people’s needs, experiences, and feelings and making specific interventions to assist them in learning specific things.
Approach: To approach something means to get close to it. Just as the wheels approach the landing strip, an airplane is cleared for a final approach.
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APPROACHES IN THE TEACHING OF LITERATURE IN ENGLISH IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IKWUANO L.G.A OF ABIA STATE