scholarly journals English Literary Studies

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-159
Author(s):  
Jay Willoughby
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Postcolonial Studies ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Original Intent ◽  
The University

On January 15, 2014, Md. Mahmudul Hasan, assistant professor in the Departmentof English Language and Literature at the International Islamic UniversityMalaysia, addressed an audience at the IIIT headquarters in Herndon,VA. He spoke on how Muslims have tended to associate English studies withwestern value systems, secularism, and anti-Islamic practices.He opened his talk with some background information. He was educatedat a madrassa and then chose to study western (English) literature, much tohis father’s disappointment – he firmly believed that his son, whom he hadalways envisaged as an Islamic scholar, would come out of the university asa secularist, an atheist, or an agnostic. Although this may not be the case today,at his father’s time people could actually see their university-enrolled childrenundergo some changes or adopt the various western lifestyles uncritically atthe expense of their traditional Islamic upbringing.Reflecting further on the context that had given rise to this attitude, Hasanpointed out the tendency at that time, and based solidly upon the Subcontinent’scolonial experience, to associate English literature studies with bothcolonialism and western Christendom. In response to this, contemporaryscholars of postcolonial studies employ the twin strategies of abrogation andappropriation to dismantle the original intent behind introducing English literarystudies and, simultaneously, to create platforms of self-assertion and resistance.Those who support the Islamization of English literary studiespropose a similar approach to English literature in order to counterbalance theun-Islamic cultural influences as well as to present the Islamic worldviews inrelation to the life-worlds that these literary texts are reputed to promote.He said that many Muslims find it difficult to reconcile “Islam” and “Englishliterature,” for how can there be any relationship between them? This isnot as illogical as it may seem, however, for the British introduced Englishliterature into the Subcontinent long before they introduced it into the UnitedKingdom itself. It was offered in the former in 1830, but only ninety yearslater in the latter. In fact, according to Hasan, the subject itself has a colonialbackground, for it, along with Christian missionary activity, was designed to ...

scholarly journals ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE EDMODO USAGE IN LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR ENGLISH LITERATURE STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Herland Franley Manalu ◽  
Diana Anggraeni ◽  
Asrul Munazar
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
English Learners ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
The University

The increment of concern in the use of online learning tools into English Language Teaching to adopt the Industrial Revolution 4.0 has inspired this study to examine students’ thoughts on Edmodo, as one of the online learning tools, at the English Literature department within the University of Bangka Belitung. Edmodo is used by the researchers to discuss the students’ attitude in improving their English skills. Data were collected by means of questionnaires and interview. A Likert scale questionnaire was administered and open-ended interviews were conducted to get more information from the students. Data were qualitatively and quantitatively analysed by using SPSS v.22 Software. The results reveal that the Edmodo usage is aiding students’ cooperation in small group discussions, reflecting that teaching and learning activities established on the ground of communicative teaching method were able to improve cooperation and communication, raising students’ motivation to take part and involve in various learning and also empowering them to be self-determining and be more responsible for their own learning. This study is an endeavor to attract more researchers to do further investigations on this area within the Indonesian English learners at the university level.

scholarly journals COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES OF LITERARY TEXTS USED BY UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN LITERATURE STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 45-56
Author(s):  
Yasmeen Almadani ◽  
Mohd Nazri Latiff Azmi ◽  
Khalid Alsmadi
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Growth Model ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
English Language ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Cultural Model ◽  
Language And Literature ◽  
University Of Jordan ◽  
The University

Reading plays a significant role in our daily lives. Literary readers build their worlds and expand their imagination with deviating from the literal words to create images that make sense to them in the unfamiliar places the texts describe. This study examined the most useable strategies among English language and literature students at the University of Jordan as well as whether there are significant differences between males and females in this regard. Methodology: This study employed both descriptive and quantitative approaches to collect data. The sample was selected using simple random sampling. The sample of the study was 120 EFL bachelor students divided into 60 males and 60 females from UJ. SPSS program was used in the data analysis. The research instrument was a questionnaire designed by the researcher in accordance with the study questions. SPSS social package was used to treat the collected data through multiple regression, T-test, and descriptive analyses. Result: The data analysis showed that the most usable strategies were personal growth model, cooperative learning, intensive reading, illustration, cultural model, but that doesn’t mean those are the most effective on the reading ability of literary texts. It also indicated that there are only significant differences in the use of the cultural model and the personal growth model but there aren't any significant differences in the usage of the other mentioned strategies. Conclusion: It is recommended that the decision-makers should pay more attention to the literary texts that are provided to the university students while deciding the bachelor's syllabus. So that they should organize literary texts in combination with the most effective reading strategies. To help them to get rid of the expected difficulties of comprehending such texts. This study contributes to supply the future bachelor syllabuses planning of English language and literature department at the University of Jordan and other universities around.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OR EDUCATIONAL MOO IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSROOM FOR ADVANCE LEARNERS

2020 ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
Jatin Kapadiya
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
English Language ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
College Of Engineering

Mr. Jatin Kapadiya has been working as an assistant professor in Alpha College of Engineering and Technology, Khatraj - Gandhi Nagar. He is pursuing PhD in English Literature from H N G University. He has 3years of experience in teaching. He has been teaching Communication skills, Soft skills and Personality development to UG and PG students since 4years. He has been presenting papers into various nationals as well as international conferences since his post graduation.

scholarly journals THE INFLUENCE OF NATIVE ENGLISH LECTURER IN IMPROVING STUDENTS MOTIVATION IN COMMUNICATION SKILL

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-204
Author(s):  
Yoga Pratama ◽  
Fridolini Fridolini
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Communication Skill ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Control Design ◽  
English Department ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Study Researcher ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The University ◽  
Test Control

The development of information and technology has influenced many aspects of life including education. a lot of people start from students in the university and worker already speaking English fluently, but still there are some problem specifically for the students to speak English, university that have English English language programt is looking to find the solution. By hiring native English teacher or leacturer to improve their student’s motivation in English communication skill, the question is can the native English teacher gives the influence to the student. This research made to analyze how well the native English teacher can give the influence to the students especially in  Darma Persada University for the students that are majoring in English Literature and in English Department. This research  showed whether hired Native English teacher is a good idea or it isn’t. In this study, researcher used aquantitative approach to analyze the influence of native English lecturer in improving students motivation communication skill.. This research was conducted using the experimental method using pre-test and post-test control design.

scholarly journals Literary Musings and Critical Mediations: Interview with Rev. Fr Professor Amechi N. Akwanya

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 26-31
Author(s):  
Andrew Bula
Keyword(s):  
Literary Criticism ◽  
Comparative Studies ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Language History ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
European Theatre ◽  
The University ◽  
Phd Thesis

Reverend Father Professor Amechi Nicholas Akwanya is one of the towering scholars of literature in Nigeria and elsewhere in the world. For decades, and still counting, Fr. Prof. Akwanya has worked arduously, professing literature by way of teaching, researching, and writing in the Department of English and Literary Studies of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. To his credit, therefore, this genius of a literature scholar has singularly authored over 70 articles, six critically engaging books, a novel, and three volumes of poetry. His PhD thesis, Structuring and Meaning in the Nigerian Novel, which he completed in 1989, is a staggering 734-page document. Professor Akwanya has also taught many literature courses, namely: European Continental Literature, Studies in Drama, Modern Literary Theory, African Poetry, History of Theatre: Aeschylus to Shakespeare, European Theatre since Ibsen, English Literature Survey: the Beginnings, Semantics, History of the English Language, History of Criticism, Modern Discourse Analysis, Greek and Roman Literatures, Linguistics and the Teaching of Literature, Major Strands in Literary Criticism, Issues in Comparative Literature, Discourse Theory, English Poetry, English Drama, Modern British Literature, Comparative Studies in Poetry, Comparative Studies in Drama, Studies in African Drama, and Philosophy of Literature. A Fellow of Nigerian Academy of Letters, Akwanya’s open access works have been read over 109,478 times around the world. In this wide-ranging interview, he speaks to Andrew Bula, a young lecturer from Baze University, Abuja, shedding light on a variety of issues around which his life revolves.

APPLIED LINGUISTICS AND THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS

2000 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 3-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert B. Kaplan ◽  
William Grabe
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Disciplinary Field ◽  
English Language Institute ◽  
The University

The Annual Review of Applied Linguistics is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and we are happy to report that applied linguistics is still with us. We also believe that the field of applied linguistics is here to stay, much as psychology and English literature are disciplinary fixtures after having developed in the early 20th century. The development of a disciplinary field, however, is a messy undertaking, typically driven by needs and purposes that extend beyond individual goals or planned group purposes. In the case of applied linguistics, its continued development can only be channeled and planned indirectly. Moreover, full disciplinary acceptance will only occur to the extent that applied linguistics responds to wider societal needs and its expertise is valued by people beyond the professional field. Applied linguistics, as an inter-disciplinary field, faces the additional challenge of trying to cohere around a set of central notions with which a diverse group of practitioners can identify. So, while some may want an orderly blueprint for disciplinary development and acceptance, and some practitioners may generate discussions around such orderly expectations, none is likely to arise. At the same time, certain events and institutional structures help to shape and form the discipline without recourse to any neat blueprint. Examples include the establishment of the English Language Institute at the University of Michigan in 1941, the establishment of the Department of Applied Linguistics at Edinburgh in 1956, the establishment of the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC in 1959, the formation of the TESOL organization in 1966, and the formation of the American Association for Applied Linguistics in 1977.

scholarly journals HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTH CARE DECISION-MAKING FOR ADULTS IN THE PRE-MEDICARE YEARS: FINDINGS FROM NATIONAL SURVEYS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S11-S12
Author(s):  
Erica Solway ◽  
Renuka Tipirneni ◽  
Erica Solway
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Health Care Policy ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
The University

Abstract As more Americans approach retirement age and eligibility for Medicare coverage, many face difficult decisions about their health insurance and health care. This session explores how adults age 50-64 are navigating these choices following implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), presenting data from two nationally representative surveys: The University of Michigan’s National Poll on Healthy Aging (NPHA) and the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). Erica Solway, Associate Director of the NPHA, will begin by presenting background information about the NPHA and an overview of critical health policy issues for adults age 50-64. Jamie Luster, Research Area Specialist at the University of Michigan, will then provide NPHA findings linking concerns about health insurance affordability with delayed/forgone health care. Next, Aaron Scherer, Associate of Internal Medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, will discuss NPHA findings on factors associated with adults’ concern about affordability of health insurance in retirement but before Medicare eligibility begins at age 65. Finally, Renuka Tipirneni, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan, will present findings based on the HRS on changes in health care utilization for adults age 55-64 since implementation of the ACA’s Medicaid expansion. To conclude, Erica Solway will discuss current federal health care policy proposals for adults age 50-64, including the recent introduction of the Medicare at 50 bill, and how the perspectives and experiences of adults in this age group can help inform those policies.

The Kingman Report

English Today ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 15-23
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Pull Out ◽  
Vice Chancellor ◽  
Speakers Of Other Languages ◽  
British Press ◽  
University Of Bristol ◽  
The University ◽  
And Training ◽  
Part Model

In the following pages, we provide extracts from the Reports of the Committee of Inquiry into the Teaching of English Language (‘The Kingman Report’) of March 1988, relating to the teaching of English in England and Wales, and published by Her Majesty's Stationary Office, London.The committee of 19 scholars, writers, and educators was chaired by Sir John Kingman, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol. The four professors of English on the committee were Gillian Brown (Applied Linguistics, Essex), Brian Cox (English Literature, Manchester), Peter Levi (Poetry, Oxford), and Henry Widdowson (Education; English for Speakers of Other Languages, London).The 100-page report (ISBN 0 11 270650 9)has six chapters and eight appendices. The chapters set the scene (1), discuss the importance of knowledge about the language (2), present a model for teaching English (3), discuss the use of the model (4), cover attainment and assessment (5), look at the education and training of teachers (6), and provide a summary of recommendations. The appendices cover terms of reference (1), membership of the committee (2), a note of reservation by Professor Widdowson regarding the need for a more searching initial discussion of why English should be a school subject at all (3), sources of evidence submitted to the committee (4), visits made by committee members (5), a glossary of specialist terms used in the report (6), a bibliography (7), and a pull-out summary of the model.Our extracts relate to the 5-part model and the attainment targets suggested. We reproduce both in full, as being of particular international interest and in Angles of Vision provide a range of excerpts from the British press when the report appeared.

scholarly journals The Voice of Learners on English Literary Texts: Passing on the Mantle

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 153-166
Author(s):  
Norhanim Abdul Samat ◽  
Nur Alwani Syahirah Azmi ◽  
Tina Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
School Students ◽  
Selection Of

This study examines how pre-service teachers assess the appropriateness of literary texts used by high school students in terms of learners’ age, linguistic needs, and language proficiency. It also aims to determine the relevance of the texts used to learners’ cultural understanding. The participants in this study were five pre-service teachers who participated in a content analysis study of five literary texts. They analyzed the content of the texts using the four categories of textbook evaluation criteria proposed by Tomlinson (2001), namely, media-specific criteria, content-specific criteria, learner-specific criteria, and language criteria. The evaluation results were positive. All participants agreed that all five texts were appropriate for high school learners, with average levels of compliance ranging from moderate to appropriate. In addition to selecting texts that are appropriate for the learners’ language level, the topics and issues addressed in the texts should also be appropriate for the learners’ interest, so the selection of literary texts is crucial. Finally, more local texts should be selected for the English literature curriculum to highlight local cultures and practices. It is expected that this study will contribute to English language teaching as the findings of this study will provide necessary information to those who are concerned with the selection of appropriate literary texts for schools. In addition, this study will raise awareness among teachers and curriculum designers of the need to consider learners’ level of competence when evaluating and selecting from the many literary texts available.

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