Literature courses and student attitudes

Hirvela, Alan; Boyle, Joseph

doi:10.1093/elt/42.3.179

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“…But again, this is why more research is needed, and this book hopes to prompt it! In this respect, Hirvela and Boyle (1988) give an interesting account of use of literature in teaching of Hong Kong trainee teachers. Uneasy about this component of the course, Hirvela and Boyle consulted with their students and found that modern fiction was preferred to earlier, and that realist rather than modernist or other arguably more markedly 'literary' genres were preferred.…”

Section: Attitudesmentioning

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“…The design, administration and processing of questionnaires can be advanced arts (see Dörnyei 2003), but for initial practical purposes teachers could consider using critical adaptations of relevant published work as discussed in this book, here and elsewhere (e.g. Hirvela and Boyle 1988: questionnaire for teachers; Grabe and Stoller (2011), questionnaire for students), with full and proper acknowledgements. In any case the principle of 'piloting' questionnaires wherever possible before fully administering the real thing, or at the very least circulating a draft for comments among informed colleagues, should always be remembered.…”

Section: Survey Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Literature in Language Education

Hall

2015

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Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics Series Standing Order ISBN 978-1-403-91184-1 hardcover 978-1-403-91185-8 paperback (outside North America only)You can receive future titles in this series as they are published by placing a standing order. Please contact your bookseller or, in case of difficulty, write to us at the address below with your name and address, the title of the series and the ISBN quoted above.

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Section: Attitudesmentioning

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Section: Survey Researchmentioning

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Literature in Language Education

Hall

2015

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“…Researchers such as Hirvela and Boyle (1988) have investigated the attitude of ESL adult students toward literature courses. The purpose of their study was to explore the kinds of genres that attracted students.…”

Section: Related Studies In the Arab World And Beyondmentioning

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Attitude towards and Perception of Literature in EFL Setting: A Case Study on QU Male Undergraduate Students

Alfauzan¹,

Hussain²

2016

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The study attempts to investigate the attitude and perception of Saudi undergraduate students towards English literature courses as a part of their BA English Program at a large public university in KSA. A total of 59 students (25 studying a literature course, 25 linguistics course and nine had already passed at least one literature course) participated in the study. Applying mixed method research design, questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data and retrospective essays were used for qualitative data. A modified version of AMTB developed by Gardner and associates was used to measure students' attitude towards literature courses. The results of study show that the participants have positive attitude towards literature courses. The findings also suggest that learners' social environment (family, friends, classmates, teachers…etc.) significantly contribute in constructing positive attitudes and enhancing their perception towards literature as medium of learning L2. The study has pedagogical implication too. Policy makers (administrator, curriculum developers, and teachers) need to accommodate learners' voices in the selection of teaching material.

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“…Hirvela and Boyle (1988) reported "only 6% of the Hong Kong Chinese students who were involved in the survey favored poetry more than other literary genres and 73% of them found poetry the most difficult and intimidating literary form". American structural linguist, Spack, (1985) argued that "literature should be excluded from the ESL curriculum because of its structural complexity, lack of conformity to standard grammatical rules and remote cultural perspectives".…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%