The Rhetorical Difficulties of Teaching English Novel to the Third Grade from the Instructors' Perspectives

Abstract

The study aims at revealing the rhetorical difficulties of teaching English novel to the third grade from the instructors' perspectives at the English Department College of Education for Humanities Tikrit and Kirkuk Universities. In order to achieve the aim of the study, a questionnaire has been constructed and distributed to 15 teachers who are teaching English novel to third year students of English Department in the Colleges of Education for humanities at Tikrit and Kirkuk Universities, to find out the nature of the difficulties that face teachers in teaching novel. The population are 25 teachers who teach English novel to the third year students at English Department Colleges of Education for Humanities in Tikrit and Kirkuk Universities, whereas the sample 15 teachers. The questionnaire contains (50) items. The face and content validity of the questionnaire has been ascertained. This study is limited to teaching the Victorian novels "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens The face and the content validity of the questionnaire have been ascertained. Through the analysis of the results of the questionnaire, it has been found out that the teachers face many rhetorical difficulties in teaching English novel and these difficulties can be categorized into two kinds as follows: Difficulty in understanding rhetorical. Difficulty in teaching a rhetorical. In the light of the obtained results, it is recommended and concluded that rhetorical aspect of novel should be concentrated, explained, analyzed to students.