Future Teachers Of Literature Research Articles

Лабораторно-практические занятия по методике обучения литературе: моделирование уроков изучения художественного произведения с использованием элементов культурологического анализа

The aim of the study is to demonstrate the possibilities of laboratory and practical classes on methods of teaching literature by the example of class modelling for studying a literary work with the help of cultural analysis elements and forming the creative activity and professional competencies of the students – future teachers of literature. In the article the specificity of such laboratory and practical classes is described. Their didactic tasks, stages of preparation and implementation, criteria of students’ assessment are defined. The example of laboratory and practical class on class modelling of certain type (class of studying a literary work with the help of cultural analysis elements) is given. The scientific novelty consists in working out the methods of holding such classes to form creative activity and professional competencies of the students-teachers. The class scheme-model of studying a literary work with the help of cultural ana¬lysis elements on the material of M. A. Bulgakov’s novel “The Master and Margarita” has been developed and the realization of this scheme-model in a laboratory and practical class has been pre-sented. As a result, it has been proved that such type of classes contributes to future teachers’ initiative and development of creative approach, provides the future teachers’ independence in choosing the topic of a lesson, content of educational material, methods and techniques and has a positive influence on the further professional development of the future teachers of Russian language and literature.

ИЗОЛЯЦИЯ КАК ЛИТЕРАТУРНЫЙ И ЖИЗНЕННЫЙ ОПЫТ ЧИТАТЕЛЯ: МЕТОДИЧЕСКИЙ АСПЕКТ

Introduction. The paper focuses on the pressing issues of today – the methodological insight into the experience of going through the situation of isolation in its various forms in the literature. The study addresses the concept of “isolation” in an interdisciplinary context: philosophical, social, psychological, cultural, and literary. The methodological aspect is fundamental: tools for the analysis and interpretation of literary texts related to the phenomenon of isolation are developed. The paper aims to identify relevant methodological approaches to the analysis and interpretation of works of the 20th-21st centuries touching upon the isolation issues. Materials and methods. The scientific prerequisite for writing this paper was the International Leiderman Readings in Yekaterinburg, the theme of which was “Isolation as a literary situation”. The methodological precondition and method of diagnosing the perception of the topic were a philosophical essay written by philology students of the South Ural Humanities Pedagogical University and Pedagogical Institute of Irkutsk State University during the period of self-isolation in 2020 and 2022. The multi-vector nature of the concept and the issue of isolation, as well as a variety of semantic facets of the isolation experience in students’ essays dictate a certain choice of literary texts for analysis and interpretation in literature lessons: forced isolation of a person as a form of experiment on him; forced social isolation caused by war; isolation of people due to the epidemic; and finally, psychological isolation of a modern teenager, generated by digital environment. The relevant issues are resolved through the teacher’s use of dialogue-based, reflexive technologies. Results. The study analyzes the cultural and sociological sources of the problem of isolation and indicates its types. The response of modern youth (future teachers of literature) to this problem is revealed and relevant aspects of its interpretation by readers are identified. The selection of texts and methodological technologies for working with the isolation problems in extracurricular reading lessons is carried out. Conclusion: The conclusion is made that it is necessary to familiarize young readers with the phenomenon of isolation in artistic, life, and social aspects. Immersion of the reading student in the literary experience of going through the isolation by heroes of books with reflexive and hermeneutic techniques and techniques of analysis and interpretation of texts actualizes their personal experience and emotional sufferings, thereby expanding their value world and experience of socialization.

Befriending the foe: Towards an instructional model on utilizing the social media in the classroom

The role of the social media has expanded from just establishing a network of friends to different areas such as business, entertainment, and even education. While the challenge stands for every teacher to win the students against too much exposure to social media, this research seeks to help teachers be informed on how they can utilize the social media for classroom advantage. This qualitative research investigates on the experiences and perceptions of pre-service teachers who are going to be future literature teachers as they prepare lessons using Facebook, implement their plan, and assess student learning. While there are several researches that are available on the effect of the social media in the classroom, this research presents how the social media can do so when it is utilized as a main platform for instruction and not just for supplementary activity. The responses gathered from the questionnaire given to the pre-service teachers were analyzed as to the framework of Bexheti, Ismaili, and Cico (2014) that social media affect the different areas of classroom activities in content, creation, connection, and collaboration. This research found out that the experiences and perceptions of students are positive in general with some challenges identified. It can be deduced that the social media when utilized as medium of instruction for teaching can motivate the 21st century to study literature. An instructional model called MEDIA was designed after the analysis of the research results.