Teaching English Poetry in Senior High School: A Case Study of Art Students
| Autor: | Chang Jia-wen, 張嘉雯 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 96 The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of poetry teaching in senior high school. Specifically, the students’ attitude toward poetry reading and writing, their growth of the four language skills, and their responses to the poetry classes were investigated. Thirty first graders of I-lan Senior High School in I-lan County were recruited in this study. Data were collected from the researcher’s observation records, students’ questionnaires, interviews and worksheets. Based on the analyses of both quantitative and qualitative data, the findings of the study are as follows: 1. The activities in this study helped motivate the art students to learn English poems. Most of them became more interested in English poems at the end of the study. 2. Most of the art students confirmed that their four language skills improved after the project. 3. The poems that most students took interest in were related to their lives or about western cultures. 4. Most of the students held positive attitudes toward the activities in poetry classes. They revealed that the activities helped them understand the poems better. Moreover, they thought the classroom atmosphere was pleasant, and the classroom bulletin board provided them with more learning opportunities. 5. Most students in this project considered the biggest problem they encountered in reading poems was that they had small vocabulary. Most of them would consult the dictionary or the teacher to solve the problem. 6. Most of the students thought the worksheets could help them reflect on their learning process. Based on the study findings, it is suggested that the English teachers in senior high schools bring English poems into reading curricula. Additionally, English teachers can implement well-designed activities and worksheets to enhance students’ English reading comprehension of poetry. Finally, English teachers can try their best to create a favorable and friendly environment for students to immerse themselves in English poetry learning as well as incorporating students’ talents or strengths with their poetry learning. Though there is still a lot to be desired in this study, the results of this project provide English teachers with confidence and confirmation that it is possible and it helps to apply poetry lessons in the instruction of English in senior high schools in Taiwan. |
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