LESSON 1-THE NATURE OF LITERATURE AND ITS GENRES
Summary
TLDRThe video covers the teaching and assessment of literature, focusing on its nature, purpose, and value in education. It explores why literature is important, how it contributes to communicative competence, and its role in understanding culture and human experiences. The instructor discusses various literary definitions, criticism theories, genres, and models for teaching literature. The importance of using literature to develop language skills, cultural awareness, and critical thinking in learners is highlighted. Additionally, the session introduces a performance task and emphasizes the personal and academic value of teaching literature.
Takeaways
- 📚 The goal of the K-12 English language arts curriculum is for learners to achieve communicative competence and multi-literacies.
- 📝 Literature is considered an extension of language, helping learners engage with deeper meanings, life, and human experiences.
- 🌍 Teaching literature helps students understand cultural heritage and develop critical multi-literacies through literary texts.
- 📖 There is no single definition of literature, but it can be described as a living thing that deeply moves readers and helps them understand human emotions.
- 🔍 The teaching of literature focuses on developing learners' holistic growth through critical engagement with texts and language.
- 🎭 Literature offers personal and academic value, such as improving reading skills, empathy, imagination, and writing style.
- 💡 Teaching literature benefits learners by enhancing language acquisition, cultural competence, and understanding real-life experiences.
- 🧐 Literary criticism and theories provide frameworks for analyzing literature from various perspectives, such as formalism, feminism, and psychoanalysis.
- 📜 Literature's genres and branches are essential to understanding its form, context, and relevance to cultural and historical periods.
- 👩🏫 Teaching literature employs various models, such as cultural and language models, to promote student comprehension and critical thinking.
Q & A
What is the main goal of the K-12 English Language Arts curriculum?
-The main goal of the K-12 English Language Arts curriculum is for learners to achieve communicative competence and multi-literacies through a mix of language teaching theories, language acquisition, and an understanding of cultures and language.
Why is literature important in teaching English language arts?
-Literature is important because it helps learners make deeper meaning not only with language but also with life, reality, truth, beauty, and love. It provides a platform to engage with human experiences and develop a deeper understanding of language and life.
What is Marcelo's personal definition of literature?
-Marcelo defines literature as 'a living thing, something that moves the soul, makes it sing in wonder and awe,' and helps readers experience emotions like anger, love, hatred, and joy. He likens it to a committed relationship that feels magical.
What are the personal values gained from reading literature according to Lynch Brown and Tomlinson?
-The personal values include enjoyment, imagination and inspiration, vicarious experience, understanding and empathy, cultural heritage, moral reasoning, and literacy and artistic preferences.
What are the academic values of teaching literature?
-The academic values of teaching literature include improving reading skills, developing writing voice and style, learning content area knowledge, and promoting art appreciation.
What are the three main purposes of teaching literature as outlined in the lesson?
-The three main purposes are language acquisition, cultural competence, and helping students relate literature to real-life issues and experiences.
What are the benefits of teaching literature in the language classroom as per Parkinson and Thomas?
-The benefits include cultural enrichment, linguistic model, mental training, extension of linguistic competence, authenticity, memorability, rhythmic resource, motivational material, open interpretation, and convenience.
What are some literary criticism theories that teachers use when analyzing literature?
-Some literary criticism theories include formalism, deconstructionism, Marxism, feminism, postmodernism, reader's response, and psychoanalytic interpretation.
What frameworks should teachers consider when teaching literature?
-Teachers should consider literary criticism theories, literary genres and authors, cultural and historical context, models and approaches in teaching literature, and comprehension levels in reading literature.
What is the comprehension framework in reading literary texts?
-The comprehension framework guides teachers to extract different comprehension levels from learners, leading them to read between the lines, beyond the lines, and interpret the deeper meaning of the text.
Outlines
📚 Introduction to the Teaching and Assessment of Literature
The speaker introduces the subject, focusing on the teaching and assessment of literature studies. The lesson discusses the nature of literature and its genres, while emphasizing the importance of literature in language education. It references the K-12 English Language Arts Curriculum, stressing communicative competence, multi-literacies, and the role of language and literature in shaping human experiences. Through literature, learners can gain deeper meaning in life, reality, and culture. The goal is to help teachers effectively use literature to enhance students' language learning and critical thinking.
🧠 Defining Literature and Its Impact on Human Experience
This section explores various definitions of literature from notable figures, such as Virginia Woolf, Oscar Wilde, and Aristotle. The focus is on how literature moves the soul, evokes emotion, and allows readers to gain insights into themselves and society. The speaker poses a question for pre-service English teachers: how will they teach literature and help students connect with its deeper purposes? The challenge lies in presenting literature as a significant human experience while encouraging critical and emotional engagement.
📖 Purposes, Values, and Benefits of Teaching Literature
The speaker discusses the multifaceted purposes and benefits of teaching literature, emphasizing personal and academic growth. Literature is described as life itself, with significant human experiences woven into artistic expression. It helps learners develop empathy, cultural awareness, moral reasoning, and artistic appreciation. On the academic side, literature improves reading, writing, and content knowledge. The goal is for students to not only learn about language but also to enhance their overall human understanding through the study of literature.
🌍 Cultural Enrichment and Linguistic Models in Literature
This paragraph focuses on the benefits of teaching literature in the classroom, with an emphasis on cultural enrichment and linguistic models. Literature exposes learners to diverse linguistic styles and serves as a tool for mental training and linguistic competence. It motivates learners by engaging them with themes of interest and promotes critical interaction. By studying literature, students gain cultural awareness and learn about linguistic diversity and authentic language usage, which enrich their overall educational experience.
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Keywords
💡Literature
💡Teaching Literature
💡K-12 English Language Arts Curriculum
💡Communicative Competence
💡Multi-literacies
💡Genres
💡Human Experience
💡Critical Thinking
💡Cultural Enrichment
💡Literary Criticism Theories
Highlights
Introduction to the subject of teaching and assessment of literature studies.
Goal of the K-12 English Language Arts Curriculum: Achieving communicative competence and multiliteracies.
Literature helps students make deeper meaning of life, reality, truth, beauty, and love.
Literature develops students' understanding of their literary and cultural heritage.
Literature enhances holistic development, balancing language learning and human experiences.
Competency 1: Recognizing the significance of teaching literature as a reflection of human experience.
Chago Marcelo's personal definition: Literature is a living thing that moves the soul and makes it sing in wonder.
Teaching literature helps learners connect with life, love, anger, joy, and other emotions.
Various definitions of literature from famous authors like Virginia Woolf, Oscar Wilde, and Aristotle.
Literature as a faithful reproduction of life with artistic patterns – Del Castillo and Medina's definition.
Personal and academic values gained from teaching literature include enjoyment, imagination, empathy, and improving writing and reading skills.
Literature fosters cultural understanding and linguistic competence in learners.
Literature provides cultural enrichment and a genuine linguistic material for classroom teaching.
The importance of literary criticism theories for analyzing and interpreting literary texts.
Teaching models and approaches for literature include cultural models, personal growth models, and stylistic approaches.
Transcripts
good day everyone Welcome to our subject
the teaching and assessment of
literature studies so this is the first
lesson that we will have for our subject
that tells or teaching and assessment of
literature studies so for today's
discussion we will first discuss the
nature of literature and its genres so
the first question is why literature and
why teach literature so the figures here
in our screen is the K-12 English
language arts curriculum framework so we
all know that the goal of the K-12
English language arts curriculum is for
Learners to achieve communicative
competence and multi-literacies as you
can see here in our chart so through a
good mix of theories in language
teaching language acquisition and
Linguistics plus as smooth flow of macro
skills and an understanding of cultures
strategies
and language itself our Learners can
make meaning through language so as you
can see in our chart so this next
question is where does literature fall
into this framework
so as a language
we all know that the language is the
primary instrument of thought we use it
to define the culture and identity we
form and experience around us so the
language
is used as the foundation of the human
relationships so we tend to make sense
of and bring order to the world through
language
on the other hand literature is as an
extension authors used to depict human
experiences it help us engage with lives
beyond our imagination and actual social
dealings so we then can learn more about
language and how to use it effectively
through our engagement with and study of
text so our Learners through literature
can make deeper meaning not just with
language but even with life reality
truth beauty and love so that is why
English teachers like you must use
literature to achieve successful
language learning draw it draw on it
two developed students understanding of
their literary and cultural heritage and
also gain critical and multi-literacies
built on
experiences in interest of the students
and also and reflect
on how our Learners can interpret the
world around us so teaching literature
will develop students potential in a
holistic balance and integrated manner
so that is the purpose of
why we need to discuss or the reason why
we have this kind of subject the
teaching and assessment of literature so
we can start recognizing the nature of
teaching literature and its relevant
introductory Concepts and ideas so at
the end of this discussion you must be
able to present a literature Matrix plan
of a specific grade level and quarter
you will be creating two plans one for
teaching poetry and one for teaching pro
so work on the task intended per
competency to be able to prepare the
major outcomes
so
the competency one is to recognizing
that you the teaching of literature as a
significant Human Experience so let me
get this straight so honestly there is
no distinct definition to literature but
Chago Marcelo pointed out and answered
in one of the Corey Forum during 2015
um he said that
so what we're looking at is either a
historical definition of literature or
an answer that means on the philosophy
of literature how this word been used
throughout history or a witty creative
definition of literature
so this is why definitions of literature
are divided because different Minds have
different commitments and habit but he
ended up his answer with his personal
definition of literature and it goes
literature is a living thing something
that moves the soul makes it sing in
Wonder and oh the text walks you through
all the passion the spirit feelings
anger love hatred and joy a human can
experience so it's almost like being in
the right committed relationship you are
caught up in it and it feels like magic
so and that is what literature is asking
us readers to do and have after reading
a deep sense of understanding both of
what we must know from the text and of
ourselves
but the question now is as a pre-service
English teacher how will you teach
literature to your learners what
definition will you share with them so
that they will Garner the intended
purposes and benefits of reading's
literary texts as a significant Human
Experience so let us now discuss the
nature of teaching literature in this
discussion
so we have different
um
other uh definitions of literature from
the famous authors and philosophers so I
wish you can read so according to
Virginia Woolf she said that literature
is strong with direct age of those who
have minded Beyond based on the opinion
of others for Oscar will do
literature always anticipates life it
does it does not copy but moves it to
its purpose while
Aristotle said literature is an
invitation of a sequence of events it
can be categorized and thereby
understood according to the method of
operation and execution of each category
literature according to
Anderson literature is the safe and
traditional vehicle through which we
learn about the world and pass on values
from one generation to the next
books save live
according to
um I don't know how to read his name
literature is where I go to explore the
highest and lowest places in human
society and in the human Spirit where I
hope to find that absolute truth but the
truth of tale of the imagination and of
the
heart according to salmon rush so those
are the definitions of literature
according to famous authors
next is the purposes values and benefits
of teaching literature so literature is
a significant Human Experience so we
will anchor our discussion
on the quotation of the Filipino authors
and Educators del Castillo and Medina in
their book Philippine literature from
ancient times to the present so
literature is a faithful reproduction of
Life executed in an artistic pattern it
is the orcas orchestration of the
manifold but Elemental experiences of
man blended into harmonious and desired
patterns of expressions from this we can
say that literature is life itself so
with our significant human experiences
as patches woven in artists in the end
Harmony so according to Lynch Brown and
Tom limson in their book Essentials of
children's literature recognized that
Reading literature will gain personal
and economic value for our learner so
here are the least
for personal value we have the enjoyment
imagination and inspiration vicarious
experience understanding and empathy the
cultural heritage the moral reasoning
and the literacy and artistic
preferences on the academic value we
have the improving reading skills
developing writing voice and style
learning content area knowledge and
promoting art appreciation so as a
literature teachers we must realize how
important the study of literature
including its varied forms and genres so
this list will help you identify why and
how should you be teaching and learning
literature with your learners so we aim
that all these values will be gained at
the end of the semester or year of
teaching literature with your wonderful
learners
so aside from that
according to Parkinson and Thomas in
cell as it has listed benefits of
teaching literature in the language
classroom as collected from the various
authors and research studies so number
one is we have the cultural enrichment
so when we say cultural enrichment that
is to promote cultural understanding and
awareness the second one is the
linguistic model so it provides examples
of good writing linguistic diversity
expressive ranges in mental training
it trained the mind and Sensibility so
extension of linguistic competence this
is the stretch the competencies of
Learners who have mastered linguistic
rudiments in the authenticity literature
is a genuine linguistic material to be
studied and read
in memorability it can be memorized
Archive of linguistic usage
in rhythmic resource that is the
assimilate The rhythms of language
motivation motivating material that is
engaged with and motivate a learner to
deal with subjects
and themes of interest to the learner so
in the ninth benefits open to
interpretation so deserve as a basis for
genuine interaction between Learners and
last is convenience that is literature
is a handy resource
excuse me so these are the benefits of
teaching literature in the language
classroom
so as you can see here
um it has so many benefits but it can be
summarized into three's purposes and
benefits of studying and learning
literature so please take down notes and
to sum it up we have the language
acquisition we have the cultural
competence and their real life
uh realize issues and experiences it can
be the juice that teaching literature
will give Learners an opportunity to
enhance their language competence by
identifying correct linguistic patterns
and structures from this text so this
text can also be a representative of a
particular race or group which students
can gain Insight vicariously about such
culture so lastly this literatures can
communicate to the learner and to
everyone else how life can be relatable
relevant inspiring and interesting
through the real life depiction of
existing personal and social issues so
studying literature therefore is a
worthwhile and beneficial for young and
old rich and poor men and women and
to the disadvantage to the oppressed and
vulnerable so therefore literature is
inclusive for all as it showcases
significant human experiences for
everyone
so we have also the framework
to consider in teaching literature so
um let's shift now
our Focus from understanding what
literature is to teaching literature so
aside from teaching
um English language arts curriculum
framework literature definitions and
benefits of literature what are other
considerations when teaching literature
to our Learners so these are the list of
Frameworks
uh literature teachers like you consider
when they teach various letter literary
text so number one is we have the
literary criticism theories so this
literary theories are schools of thought
or style of analysis that gives the
reader or Scholars with another lens in
viewing or criticing the literary text
as a work of art and a product of the
author this can also be defined as a
theoretical way to interpret a literary
piece according to a specific period or
location so the background and or
identify of the author or the reader and
to a unique worldview so some literary
criticism theories are formalism the
constructionism Marxism feminism
post-modernism reader's response and
psychoanalytic in interpretation so I
want you to take note all the
information regarding the literary
criticism so again literary criticism or
the literary theories are schools of
thought or style of analysis that gives
to readers or scholar with another lens
in viewing or criticing the literary
text as a work of art and a product of
Dr the next one is the generous branches
and authors
so liter literature in a structural and
stylistic perspectives can be divided
and subdivided into branches and
generous to a certain genre can predict
the form of literary peace and provide a
set of expectations a reader will have
to follow while reading the text so a
knowledge of authors and their texts
will also help literature teachers
identify which will be appropriate to a
certain period location genre in a set
of language competencies
in the cultural and historical context
literary context is essential in
studying literature because it describes
the relevance of the text to the mood's
attitudes conditions and acceptable
Norms which existed in a particular
person period or History Society group
of people or the culture religion gender
or technology so analyzing the context
will lead us to a better understanding
of the entire text
models and approaches in teaching
literature so the teaching literature
models are approaches teachers May
employ when teaching and learning
literary texts so these models can be
attuned to The View and philosophy
teachers have in literature and language
learning
so in the next discussion you will be
taught these models and approaches in
detail so we have the cultural model
language model personal growth model
stylistic approach moral philosophical
approach paraphrastic approach language
based approach personal response and
information based approach
last but not the least is the
comprehension levels in Reading
literature so this is a comprehension
framework in Reading literary texts
guides teacher to extra comprehension
for from Learners according to the
analysis of multi-level questions from
ec2 complex so Learners are led to read
the literary texts to the lines between
the lines and Orbee and the lines so
with the art of questioning our Learners
become active and critical readers in
real life so this Frameworks become
research-based guides for you so as in
future English teachers to assure you of
a successful teaching of literature and
language competencies and skills towards
meaning
so that's all for today's discussion so
I hope you'll learn something about the
lesson one of our
um subject to teaching and assessment of
literature studies so for your
performance activity so answer the
following questions so this is consists
of 80 points put your answer in the
comment section below by following the
format your name the black cluster and
your answer so the deadline of
submission would be on August 15
2023 so first question is what can you
comment on Marcel's definition of
literature how do you define literature
based on what you know and understand
about it next question is which personal
and academic value do you like to pursue
when teaching literature to your English
language students why how will you teach
your literacy text with these values in
mind
thank you again for listening so I hope
you learned something and see you in our
next discussion God bless everyone
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