Article
Challenges to Teaching English Literature at the University of Hail: Instructors’ Perspective
Arab World English Journal
(2016)
Abstract
This descriptive-analytic study aimed at identifying the most significant impediments to teaching English literature from the perspective of male and female instructors at The University of Hail (UoH). The study was conducted during the first semester of the academic year 2015-16. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 10 female and 12 male instructors. Data analysis revealed that the instructors consider the students’ level of language proficiency, the texts’ linguistic and stylistic degree of difficulty as well as the degree of cultural (un)familiarity to be crucial issues which impact the productivity of the teaching -learning process. Narrowing the distance between students and the text by relating the themes and characters of the literary work to the students’ personal experiences, on the one hand, and by making students read independently, on the other, were found to be the most important practices the participants followed in order to help students read, enjoy and comprehend literature.
Keywords: challenges, teaching literature, instructors, Saudi Arabia, University of Hail
Keywords
- challenges,
- teaching literature,
- instructors,
- Saudi Arabia,
- University of Hail
Disciplines
Publication Date
Winter December 15, 2016
Citation Information
Arab World English Journal AWEJ and Elham T. Hussein. "Challenges to Teaching English Literature at the University of Hail: Instructors’ Perspective" Arab World English Journal Vol. 7 Iss. 4 (2016) p. 125 - 138 ISSN: 2229-9327 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/arabworldenglishjournal-awej/339/