Classroom Language Strategies: Teaching Literature

by Prof. John Bo Rollins – Lone Star College

Group Members:

1. Dwi Firli Ashari

2. Heri Wnarko

3. Khusnul Qhotimah Y

4. Vivi Nur Akmalia

1. What is Discourse?

According to Pak Bo’s explanation, discourse is a language part of community.

Why we need discourse?

To engage and along well with students in order the students can understand the lesson well.

“ I am here to teach about how to teach literature in the classroom’’ Pak Bo Said.

Literature is a formal treatment of subject in speech or writing, such as dissertation (Boo,2013).

Another Definition said

Literature is a term that commonly used to refer to works of creative imagination, including of poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction.

2. What is literature?

3. Why We Need Literature?

Literature represents a language or a people: its more that just a historical, because literature introduces us to new world experiences ( Lombardi, 2013)

4. How to teach literature?

Start with the language that students understand.

Explore the aspects in literature

Known

Unknown

Genre of literature

1. Novel

2. Short story

3. Plays/Drama

4. Poetry

Hamletbased on Pak Bo’s explanation

One of poem in 1963 which tells particular experiences.

Tells about a son of the king who neglected by the family kingdom.

Tells about a struggle of Hemlet to solve the mystery in the kingdom.

Poem in 1789-1832

Tells about romantic movement on poetry, commonly it tells about nature and country side.

Goals: to inspire the reader.

Such as: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

Reference

Lombardi, E. (2013). Literature. Took on September 30, 2013, from Classic Literature: classiclit.about.com