Strategies of teaching literature by a novice and an experienced lecturer: two case studies / Jasmin Hassan

The study investigates the teaching strategies utilized by novice and senior lecturers in teaching literature in the ESL context. Two lecturers; one senior and one novice lecturer from the Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam took part in the study. The lecturers were obs...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hassan, Jasmin
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	Selangor Lectures and lecturing
Online Access:	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14525/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14525/1/492.16%20TM_JASMIN%20HASSAN%20ED%2011_5.pdf

id	uitm-14525
recordtype	eprints
spelling	uitm-145252016-08-09T09:18:19Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14525/ Strategies of teaching literature by a novice and an experienced lecturer: two case studies / Jasmin Hassan Hassan, Jasmin Selangor Lectures and lecturing The study investigates the teaching strategies utilized by novice and senior lecturers in teaching literature in the ESL context. Two lecturers; one senior and one novice lecturer from the Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam took part in the study. The lecturers were observed three times respectively to investigate the strategies they use for three parts of the lesson: introduction, while-reading and conclusion. Interviews via e-mail were also earned out to investigate factors that influence the lecturers* decision in choosing activities and to what extent the lecturers are satisfied with their teaching. The study found that the senior lecturer had more structured lessons and was more consistent with strategies used in class for teaching literature as compared to the novice lecturer. It was also found that lessons conducted by the senior lecturer tend to be teacher-centered while those conducted by the novice lecturer tends to be learner-centered. The senior lecturer believed in the strategies he has been using all these years to be the best ones to achieve his teaching objectives and therefore sees no need for change. The novice lecturer however stated that he changes his strategies according to his students" interests and ability. He also feels that his strategies has room for improvement and is open to go for further training courses in teaching literature. The senior lecturer on the other hand feels the opposite. Therefore the findings of this study indicates that there are differences in teaching activities and strategies applied by senior and novice lecturers as well as differences in their beliefs about these strategies. To conclude, these findings offer insights into how senior and novice lecturers teach literature and is hoped to be beneficial for teachers, teacher-trainees as well as administrative staffs of institutions of higher learning. 2011 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14525/1/492.16%20TM_JASMIN%20HASSAN%20ED%2011_5.pdf Hassan, Jasmin (2011) Strategies of teaching literature by a novice and an experienced lecturer: two case studies / Jasmin Hassan. Masters thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA.
repository_type	Digital Repository
institution_category	Local University
institution	Universiti Teknologi MARA
building	UiTM Institutional Repository
collection	Online Access
language	English
topic	Selangor Lectures and lecturing
spellingShingle	Selangor Lectures and lecturing Hassan, Jasmin Strategies of teaching literature by a novice and an experienced lecturer: two case studies / Jasmin Hassan
description	The study investigates the teaching strategies utilized by novice and senior lecturers in teaching literature in the ESL context. Two lecturers; one senior and one novice lecturer from the Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam took part in the study. The lecturers were observed three times respectively to investigate the strategies they use for three parts of the lesson: introduction, while-reading and conclusion. Interviews via e-mail were also earned out to investigate factors that influence the lecturers* decision in choosing activities and to what extent the lecturers are satisfied with their teaching. The study found that the senior lecturer had more structured lessons and was more consistent with strategies used in class for teaching literature as compared to the novice lecturer. It was also found that lessons conducted by the senior lecturer tend to be teacher-centered while those conducted by the novice lecturer tends to be learner-centered. The senior lecturer believed in the strategies he has been using all these years to be the best ones to achieve his teaching objectives and therefore sees no need for change. The novice lecturer however stated that he changes his strategies according to his students" interests and ability. He also feels that his strategies has room for improvement and is open to go for further training courses in teaching literature. The senior lecturer on the other hand feels the opposite. Therefore the findings of this study indicates that there are differences in teaching activities and strategies applied by senior and novice lecturers as well as differences in their beliefs about these strategies. To conclude, these findings offer insights into how senior and novice lecturers teach literature and is hoped to be beneficial for teachers, teacher-trainees as well as administrative staffs of institutions of higher learning.
format	Thesis
author	Hassan, Jasmin
author_facet	Hassan, Jasmin
author_sort	Hassan, Jasmin
title	Strategies of teaching literature by a novice and an experienced lecturer: two case studies / Jasmin Hassan
title_short	Strategies of teaching literature by a novice and an experienced lecturer: two case studies / Jasmin Hassan
title_full	Strategies of teaching literature by a novice and an experienced lecturer: two case studies / Jasmin Hassan
title_fullStr	Strategies of teaching literature by a novice and an experienced lecturer: two case studies / Jasmin Hassan
title_full_unstemmed	Strategies of teaching literature by a novice and an experienced lecturer: two case studies / Jasmin Hassan
title_sort	strategies of teaching literature by a novice and an experienced lecturer: two case studies / jasmin hassan
publishDate	2011
url	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14525/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14525/1/492.16%20TM_JASMIN%20HASSAN%20ED%2011_5.pdf
first_indexed	2023-09-18T22:51:49Z
last_indexed	2023-09-18T22:51:49Z
_version_	1777417595035582464

Strategies of teaching literature by a novice and an experienced lecturer: two case studies / Jasmin Hassan

Similar Items