Problem faced by the third-year Unimas TESL students in studying literature

Mohd Annuar, Abdullah @ Anuar Dihem (2004) Problem faced by the third-year Unimas TESL students in studying literature. [Final Year Project Report] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This study aimed to identify the third-year students' problems in studying the Literature Courses offered in Unimas Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL) Program. The samples for this study involved the third-year TESL students with teaching experience and fresh STPM school leavers. Jt also looked into the implications and recommendations that could help to overcome the problems in studying the Literature Courses. Thirty-seven third-year TESL students were involved in this study. The instruments employed in this study were questionnaire and face-to-face interview. Data from the questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the findings from the interviews were discussed descriptively. The findings of the study indicated that, the students do faced problems in studying the Literature Courses involving the four major literary genres namely poetry. short story. novel and the play. They faced problems in understanding the contents of the literary texts used, interpreting the cultural elements, analyzing the language, evaluating the texts critically and explaining the text personally and orally.

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