Innovative Learning Tasks in Enhancing the Literary Appreciation Skills of Students

Gilbert Cabilangan Magulod

doi:10.1177/2158244018820382

Abstract

Literature is life. It is the gateway of looking the world outside. We can learn, understand and appreciate the world. Reading literature is the best way to know who we are, what we are, and what we used to be. Using descriptive correlational research design, the study ventured on assessing the literary appreciation skills and reading performance of university students in literature, which may provide input to propose innovative learning tasks in enhancing their literary competence. Ninety students enrolled in the literature subject of the three college departments of one campus of a public higher education institution in the Philippines, were the participants of the study. Findings revealed that the students have a moderate level of skill in literary appreciation areas but a relatively low skill level in recognizing author’s point of view, ability to judge the text, recognizing personal philosophy based on literary text read, and relating the stories to their personal lives. Meanwhile, students showed fair performance in literature learning, while literary appreciation skills and reading performance differed when students are grouped according to their college affiliations. Furthermore, a positive relationship exits between literary appreciation skills and reading performance of the students. This study proposes the implementation of twenty-nine innovative learning tasks for literature classes. The different learning tasks were presented in this paper for classroom use.

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Education in the 21st-century requires innovation and creativity
This study assessed the level of literary appreciation skills and literary reading performance of students with the end view of proposing innovative learning tasks to improve their literary appreciation skills
The study revealed that the students have a fair level of literary appreciation skills and a satisfactory level of performance in literary reading

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Education in the 21st-century requires innovation and creativity. One of the 21st-century learning skills needed today is the learning and innovation skills identified in the P21’s framework for 21st-century learning being developed from the input of educators, businesses and governments around the world. In many universities around the world, the study of literature is an indispensable component of the curriculum, because it allows students to create significant contexts that are full of descriptive language interpretation and interesting characters (Van, 2009). Teaching literature reading incorporates a profound range of vocabulary learning, dialogues, and prose. It enhances students’ imagination, cultural awareness, and critical thinking about plots, themes, and characters

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