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Using Parallel Texts to Teach Literary Appreciation and Academic Writing Skills of M.A. Students

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: In this paper I would like to report a study I have undertaken to understand whether using parallel texts would be helpful in developing literary appreciation and writing skills of M.A students. I would like to report how I got the idea to use the parallel texts, the way I collected materials and taught them for literary appreciation and writing skills following a bilingual approach. I would also like to share the outcome of my study. A group of ten students participated in the study. The students not only developed in writing skills and literary appreciation but the use of a bilingual approach gave them a sense of pride and confidence that they could use the resources available in their first language in the class and for academic set up at the university level. They were able to write good academic essays with appropriate format and structure. It also prompted them to explore more on the resources they have in their first languages. The paper suggests that such a bilingual approach helps students from rural areas and non-English medium background and who initially experience handicap in their class to cope with their studies.

Source: Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities

DOI: 10.21659/rupkatha.v12n6.10

Author: Anand Mahanand

Institution: English and Foreign Languages University

Language: English

Topic: Second Language Learning and Teaching

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $150