ENGLISH-MAJORED SENIORS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE INFLUENCES OF LITERATURE LEARNING ON READING AND CULTURAL AWARENESS – A CASE STUDY AT A UNIVERSITY IN THE MEKONG DELTA, VIETNAM
Keywords:
cultural awareness, Englishmajored seniors’ attitudes, literature learning
Abstract
Using literature as a subject to gain students’ language comprehension and cultural knowledge has been focused on in those days. Therefore, this study aimed to determine English-majored seniors’ attitudes towards the influences of literature learning on English majors’ reading and cultural awareness since these are two factors that are directly affected by literary texts. First, eighty-eight seniors who were English majors at a university in the Mekong Delta completed the questionnaire. After that, twenty seniors from the eighty-eight participants were asked to deeply express their thoughts about the topic through the interview. The mean and standard deviation of each closed-ended item in the questionnaire were calculated, and the number of interviewees mentioning each cluster was classified. Regarding the findings about the influences on reading, literature learning was believed to help students enrich their vocabulary, enhance their reading motivation, and improve their reading strategies. For the influences on cultural awareness, the results showed that students could have knowledge about aspects of other cultures and identify multicultural differences after learning literature. Finally, some recommendations were produced based on the findings.
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Foreign Language Teaching. 2022;12: 30–37.
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Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2016;232:
311–315.
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towards literature integration in the English
language departments at Duhok and Zakho
Universities. ALLS. 2019;10(4): 130–152.
https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.10n.4p.130.
[5] Isariyawat C, Yenphech C, Intanoo K. The role
of literature and literary texts in an EFL context:
Cultural awareness and language skills. Journal of
Language and Linguistic Studies. 2020;16(3): 1320–
1333. https://doi.org/10.17263/jlls.803748.
[6] Wasikiewicz-Firlej E. Developing cultural awareness
through reading literary texts. Applied Linguistics
[Taikomoji kalbotyra]. 2012;1: 1–17.
[7] Ainy S. Use of literature in developing learner’s
speaking skills in Bangladeshi EFL contexts. PhD
thesis. United Kingdom: University of Nottingham;
2007.
[8] Miller JH. On literature. London: Routledge; 2002.
[9] Lazar G. Literature and language teaching: A guide
for teachers and trainers. USA: Cambridge University
Press; 1993.
[10] Sage H. Incorporating literature in ESL instruction.
Language in education: Theory and practice, no. 66.
Washington: Center for Applied Linguistics; 1987.
[11] McKay S. Literature in the ESL classroom. TESOL
Quarterly. 1982;16(4): 529–536.
[12] Littlewood R. Possession states. Psychiatry. 2004;3(8): 8–10.
[13] Langer JA. Literary understanding and literature instruction. New York: Center for the Learning and
Teaching of Literature; 1991.
[14] Sinambela E, Manik S, Pangaribuan RE. Improving
students’ reading comprehension achievement by using the KWL strategy. English Linguistics Research.
2015;4(3): 13–29.
[15] Pretorius EJ. Reading ability and academic performance in South Africa: Are we fiddling while Rome
is burning? Language Matters: Studies in the Languages of Southern Africa. 2002;33(1): 169–196.
[16] O’Connell C. Increasing students’ love of reading.
PhD thesis. United States of America: University of
Wisconsin – River Falls; 2013.
[17] Ouellette GP. What’s meaning got to do with it:
The role of vocabulary in word reading and reading
comprehension. Journal of Educational Psychology.
2006;98(3): 554–566. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-
0663.98.3.554.
[18] Elhaj IMA. The role of short stories in developing
reading skill for EFL learners. PhD Thesis. Sudan:
Sudan University of Science and Technology; 2017.
[19] Nguyen CLH. Awareness of English education students on using literature as a source of extensive
reading. BA thesis. Can Tho, Vietnam: Can Tho
University; 2015.
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readers in English: an investigation into reading
performance and strategy use. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. 2022;16(2): 144–163.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17501229.2021.1885412.
[21] Tomalin B, Stempleski S. Cultural awareness (Resource books for teachers). New York: Oxford University Press; 1994.
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to be learned beyond methodology in Asian contexts.
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[23] Baker W. A critical examination of ELT in
Thailand: The role of cultural awareness.
RELC Journal. 2008;39(1): 131–146.
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teaching. USA: Oxford University Press; 1992.
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handbooks for language teachers). Harlow: Longman;
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and evaluate research in education. 8th ed. New York:
McGraw-Hill; 2012.
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Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2007.
[28] Mohammed K. Investigating EFL learners’ attitudes
towards literature teaching methods: Case of 2nd
year LMD students at the University of Tlemcen.
PhD thesis. Tlemcen, Algeria: University of Tlemcen;
2014.
[29] McDonough J, McDonough S. Research methods for
English language teachers. London: Routledge; 2014.
[30] Galti AM. Awareness of students on the use of
affective strategy and their level of speaking anxiety.
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development. 2016;3: 319–322.
[31] Student17. Interviewed by: Tuong Hoang Gia Bao. 10th April 2021.
[32] Student16. Interviewed by: Tuong Hoang Gia Bao. 9th April 2021.
[33] Student3. Interviewed by: Tuong Hoang Gia Bao. 4th April 2021.
[34] OStudent19. Interviewed by: Tuong Hoang Gia Bao. 10th April 2021.
[35] Student6. Interviewed by: Tuong Hoang Gia Bao. 5th April 2021.
[36] Student7. Interviewed by: Tuong Hoang Gia Bao. 5th April 2021.
[37] Student15. Interviewed by: Tuong Hoang Gia Bao. 9th April 2021.
[38] Student2. Interviewed by: Tuong Hoang Gia Bao. 4th April 2021.
[39] Student4. Interviewed by: Tuong Hoang Gia Bao. 4th April 2021.
[40] Student18. Interviewed by: Tuong Hoang Gia Bao. 10th April 2021.
[41] Student12. Interviewed by: Tuong Hoang Gia Bao. 7th April 2021.
[42] Student20. Interviewed by: Tuong Hoang Gia Bao. 10th April 2021.
[43] Student1. Interviewed by: Tuong Hoang Gia Bao. 4th April 2021.
[44] Student10. Interviewed by: Tuong Hoang Gia Bao. 6th April 2021.
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23-July-2024
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