An Analysis of Approaches to Teaching Literature

This study analyzes the approaches to teaching literature in terms of their major concerns in a literary text, the roles of teachers and students that these approaches demand while handling literary texts, and the limitations the approaches have. The data were gathered from existing theoretical and empirical literature and analyzed descriptively and critically. The study shows that the approaches to teaching literature acknowledge literary texts for their own purposes. For example, a language-based approach treats literature as one of the authentic sources of language teaching and learning to acquire better proficiency of language by students. Likewise, information-based and new criticism approaches regard literature as material to facilitate students to acquire the skills of appreciation. Response-based and other critical literary approaches support the analysis of literary texts using different critical lenses. Concerning the roles of students under the adoption of the aforementioned approaches to teaching literature, the reader-response approach could provide enough space for the students’ responses. The study emphasizes the use of multiple approaches for effective teaching learning of literature.

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Technology-mediated teaching and learning process: A conceptual study of educators’ response amidst the Covid-19 pandemic

Education and Information Technologies ◽

10.1007/s10639-021-10527-x ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kingsley Okoye ◽

Jorge Alfonso Rodriguez-Tort ◽

Jose Escamilla ◽

Samira Hosseini

Keyword(s):

Teaching And Learning ◽

Linear Trend ◽

Univariate Analysis ◽

Learning Experiences ◽

Well Being ◽

Learning Tools ◽

Main Challenge ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Efficient Learning ◽

Teaching Learning

AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many areas of the human and organizational ventures worldwide. This includes new innovative technologies and strategies being developed by educators to foster the rapid learning-recovery and reinstatement of the stakeholders (e.g., teachers and students). Indeed, the main challenge for educators has been on what appropriate steps should be taken to prevent learning loss for the students; ranging from how to provide efficient learning tools/curriculum that ensures continuity of learning, to provision of methods that incorporate coping mechanisms and acceleration of education in general. For several higher educational institutions (HEIs), technology-mediated education has become an integral part of the modern teaching/learning instruction amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, when digital technologies have consequently become an inevitable and indispensable part of learning. To this effect, this study defines a hybrid educational model (HyFlex + Tec) used to enable virtual and in-person education in the HEIs. Practically, the study utilized data usage report from Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and Emotions and Experience Survey questionnaire in a higher education setting for its experiments. To this end, we applied an Exponential Linear trend model and Forecasting method to determine overall progress and statistics for the learners during the Covid-19 pandemic, and subsequently performed a Text Mining and Univariate Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to determine effects and significant differences that the teaching–learning experiences for the teachers and students have on their energy (learning motivation) levels. From the results, we note that the hybrid learning model supports continuity of education/learning for teachers and students during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study also discusses its innovative importance for future monitoring (tracking) of learning experiences and emotional well-being for the stakeholders in leu (aftermath) of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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BETTER LEARNING AND INCREASED MOTIVATION TO LEARN WITH MOBILE TECHNOLOGY (DEVICES): A PRELIMINARY STUDY

GAMTAMOKSLINIS UGDYMAS / NATURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION ◽

10.48127/gu-nse/19.16.80 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 80-88

Author(s):

Vincentas Lamanauskas ◽

Violeta Slekiene ◽

Gabriel Gorghiu ◽

Costin Pribeanu

Keyword(s):

Science Teachers ◽

Mobile Technology ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Educational Process ◽

Mobile Technologies ◽

Motivation To Learn ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Preliminary Study ◽

Teaching Learning ◽

Educational Potential

Mobile technology is now part of the everyday life of teachers and students and thus tends to become an inseparable part of the educational activities. Teachers and students are increasingly using mobile technologies in teaching and learning. Therefore, it is purposeful to responsibly integrate technologies into the educational process. However, technical and pedagogical support is necessary in order to facilitate both teacher and students’ understanding of this educational potential. Besides, it is still very little known and there is very little evidence about the effectiveness of the application of these technologies in the teaching/learning process. This research aims to explore the perceptions of Romanian and Lithuanian teachers regarding the use of mobile technologies in education. Keywords: motivation to learn, mobile technology, preliminary study, science education, science teachers.

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The functionality of interactive digital platforms in online teaching and learning

Nastava i vaspitanje ◽

10.5937/nasvas2101105n ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 70 (1) ◽

pp. 105-125

Author(s):

Aleksandar Novaković

Keyword(s):

Online Instruction ◽

Online Teaching ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Spring Semester ◽

Online Teaching And Learning ◽

Digital Platforms ◽

Online Tools ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Teaching Learning ◽

Effective Use

This paper looks at the functionality of three interactive digital platforms for creating a virtual environment in online teaching and learning - Hangouts Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams. These platforms have started being widely used during the 2019-nCoV pandemic. On the basis of a review and comparison of their integrated functions and features, as well as of observations made in the course of their parallel use during the spring semester of 2019/20 at the Department of the Serbian language of the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš, the author has established that these platforms have the same general characteristics, while differences exist in the area of integrated functions that can be used by teachers and students. Taking into consideration this segment of the analysis, the author concludes that the interactive digital platforms Zoom and Microsoft Teams are better adapted to the implementation of online instruction than Google's Hangouts Meet, as they enable screen sharing and the following of textual communication, direct sharing of sound by means of a sound card, using a chosen photograph to create an appropriate learning environment, textual communication with one or more participants of the teaching/learning process, special formatting of text in messages, the exchange of teaching/learning materials in real time and for the duration of the call, conducting short surveys within the program, and the recording of each individual lesson. However, the paper also suggests ways of increasing the functionality of all analyzed platforms by using simple add-ons and online tools. By providing a detailed overview of all integrated functions, the paper discusses the methodological implications for their more effective use in online instruction.

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Changes in Content of Online Teaching in pre and during COVID-19 Era: A Comparative Analysis in Private School Setup in India

Journal of Teacher Education and Research ◽

10.36268/jter/15203 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (02) ◽

pp. 07-10

Author(s):

Manpreet Kaur

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Online Education ◽

Private School ◽

Online Teaching ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

School Teachers ◽

Content Development ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Set Up ◽

Teaching Learning

The process of teaching and learning through online or virtual mode has been gradually becoming an important part of the Indian education sector. Teachers and students in higher education have already been effectively using online education mode to optimize the learning process. Schools, too, have been using educational technologies in many ways at all levels and across all grades. But with the unexpected worldwide spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the year 2020, a sudden exponential boom has come in the online teaching set up. Until now, online teaching was assumed to be an aid to the teaching-learning transactions and was immediately adopted as the only way out, to continue with the pedagogical process in schools and colleges. This research attempts to make a comparative analysis of the changes in various aspects of online teaching before and during the COVID-19 era, including content development and delivery and type of information shared with students in private schools of NCR of India. Data collected by the investigator from school teachers about their usage of online methodologies from 2017 will be compared with school teachers’ data in August 2020, and its educational implications will be discussed.

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Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) in Language Teaching and Learning

Annual Review of Applied Linguistics ◽

10.1017/s0267190500000507 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 58-69 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Frank Otto

Keyword(s):

Teaching And Learning ◽

Language Teaching ◽

Teacher Educator ◽

Language Teachers ◽

Future Research ◽

Computer Assisted ◽

Programmed Learning ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Teaching Learning ◽

Language Teaching And Learning

Many language teachers have had sporadic exposure to applied linguistics, limited experience with programmed learning/individualized instruction, and an incomplete understanding of ways in which educational technology can significantly augment the quality of the teaching–learning process. what is the process. what is the probability that administrators, teacher educator, materials developers, teachers, and students will appreciate and accept CAI as an approach that seeks to combine these three fields meaningfully? The propose of this discussion is to examine CAI is terms of key definitions, observations, concerns, developments, and contributions that have achieved significance during the 1979–80 academic year in the area of language teaching and learning. Implications and a challenge for future research studies will also be listed.

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ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING BETWEEN TEMPORARY SOLUTION AND FUTURE NECESSITY

Romanian Review of Geographical Education ◽

10.23741/rrge220213 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 45-66

Author(s):

ROXANA MIHELE

Keyword(s):

Online Teaching ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Careful Analysis ◽

Educational Process ◽

Educational Systems ◽

Daily Lives ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Temporary Solution ◽

Amount Of Knowledge ◽

Teaching Learning

The Covid-19 pandemic pushed the limits and limitations of all educational systems, teachers and students around the world. The solution adopted – distance, online teaching, learning and assessment – has proven to be of a longer duration than initially anticipated, to the frustration of students, parents, and teachers alike. Nonetheless, following a careful analysis of these processes over the last (two) semesters, surprising findings point out to the fact that the digital experience has brought forth, at least at the higher-education level, substantial positive outcomes that cannot be neglected. It has strengthened the digital skills that both students and teachers will need in a technology dominated future and has made the actors of the educational process aware of the constant need for an innovative look and creative approach toward sharing and assimilating the impressive amount of knowledge existent nowadays. The present article aims at discovering both the strengths and the weaknesses, the motivational factors and the technical difficulties that have characterized the recent online educational process; it also inquires to what extent this type of learning will be an integral part of our daily lives in the academia, once the on-site courses will be resumed.

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TEACHER'S DISTRIBUTION PATTERN AS DETERMINANTS OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN NIGERIA SECONDARY SCHOOLS

10.22541/au.163292240.06787035/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Scott Ekere ◽

Ogunlade J Olurotimi ◽

Adeleye J Olusola

Keyword(s):

Secondary Schools ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Measuring Instruments ◽

Ministry Of Education ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Calculation Results ◽

Implementation Stages ◽

Senior Secondary Schools ◽

Teaching Learning

The study investigated teacher’s demographic factors to ascertain teaching learning issues in Nigeria. As a descriptive survey, teachers and students in senior secondary schools in Ekiti State constituted the study population. The sample comprised of 288 teachers and 1920 students, randomly selected from 32 schools that were stratified, selected and drawn from 16 local government areas in Ekiti State. Four different measuring instruments were used to collect data. The data collected were subjected to statistical analysis using t-test. Findings from the documentary evidence revealed there is uneven distribution of teachers between sex and location, while statistical calculation results revealed that there is a difference between the effectiveness of male and female teachers as well as teachers from both urban and rural locations in the improvement of teaching and learning. The study recommended that government should do more to monitor implementation stages of its education policy with special regard to gender and locations of teachers. Serious and genuine implementation of policy is as important as its formulation. The inspectorate division of the ministry of education should take seriously the distribution of teachers and monitoring of what goes on in our classrooms, especially schools in rural areas where students expect ”miracle” passes.

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Advantages and Problems of Multimedia-Based College English Teaching Mode

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.271-273.1644 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 271-273 ◽

pp. 1644-1646 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ju Hong Zhan ◽

Chun Xia Li ◽

Wen Xin Nie

Keyword(s):

Teaching And Learning ◽

Independent Learning ◽

Learning Ability ◽

College English ◽

English Teaching ◽

Multimedia Teaching ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Individualized Teaching ◽

Teaching Learning ◽

Technical Failures

Multimedia-based teaching and learning is an interesting, interactive, innovative and individualized teaching-learning mode. But according to our survey, there are often some problems in multimedia teaching and learning in practice, such as: lack of emotional exchange between students and teachers, insufficiency of student’s independent learning ability, students’ dilemma in what to choose to learn from diverse online contents, unexpected technical failures, etc. All these factors affect the effectiveness of multimedia teaching. Teachers and students who involve in the multimedia-based English teaching-learning should pay full attention to the problems above, so as to take full advantage of the multimedia technology to improve the effectiveness of the multimedia teaching and learning.

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Significance and features of dialogical teaching

Pedagogy and Psychology ◽

10.51889/2021-2.2077-6861.18 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 47 (2) ◽

pp. 169-176

Author(s):

E. A. Ibragimova ◽

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G.R. Nurekeshova ◽

А.А. Аbilov ◽

N.R. Khegai ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Group Work ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Interactive Learning ◽

Spoken Language ◽

Approaches To Teaching ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Teacher Student ◽

Effective Form ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Pair Work

The authors of the article focus on the features and importance of interactive learning, analyze the actions of teachers and students in the process of dialogical learning, the methods used in group work. Lectures on the specialty «Translation Studies», a joint conversation of students in practical classes, pair work, analysis of the group work advantages and disadvantages, identified the strengths and weaknesses of the lesson. The authors made a reflective analysis of the content of lectures and practical classes, using new approaches to teaching and learning. Ways of increasing the effectiveness of dialogical learning, specific methods used, lesson planning, proper feedback, ways of dialogue between student and teacher, student and learner have been determined. As interactive learning is a truly effective form of learning that contributes significantly to the development of students’ spoken language, this approach which helps them to open up, communicate, and increase their vocabulary is described in the article.

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The Use of Teaching Media in Arabic Language Teaching During Covid-19 Pandemic

DINAMIKA ILMU ◽

10.21093/di.v20i2.2515 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 307-322

Author(s):

Ahmadi Ahmadi ◽

Aulia Mustika Ilmiani

Keyword(s):

Teaching And Learning ◽

Language Teaching ◽

Research Result ◽

Arabic Language ◽

Study Data ◽

Learning Activities ◽

Actual Condition ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Online Activities ◽

Teaching Learning

The characteristic of Arabic Language which is unique and different compared to other foreign languages, has become certain issue for academic society, especially with this actual condition of COVID-19, it gives impact to both teachers and students. In university level, more specifically, in order to maintain teaching – learning process to be held, various kind of media are used to support the teaching and learning activities. This research aims for exploring and describing Arabic language teaching – learning online activities in IAIN Palangka Raya using qualitative method and case study. Data collecting methods used in this research are observations, interview and documentation. Research result shows that Arabic language teaching – learning online activities in IAIN Palangka Raya adopting online technology with platforms which based on social media and e-learning application. Those platforms are categorized into three: 1) WhatsApp Group, used for intensive communications between teacher and students related to teaching – learning activities; 2) Google Classroom, used for collecting assignments; and 3) Zoom Cloud Meeting, used for audio-visual media for learning topics which need significant explanation. These medias are used after consideration on ease of accessibility, hardware compatibility, communication features, process and cost needed to use them. The findings of this research describe that Arabic language teaching – learning online activities in IAIN Palangka Raya collaborate those three aforementioned applications so that creativity, innovation and motivation are growing even during Covid-19 pandemic situation.

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