USING LITERATURE CIRCLES TO ENHANCE GROUP DISCUSSIONS IN THE CLASSROOM
USING LITERATURE CIRCLES TO ENHANCE GROUP DISCUSSIONS IN THE CLASSROOM

Author(s): José Luis PEREA-HERNÁNDEZ, Lidiia Aizikova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Education, Foreign languages learning, Applied Linguistics, Language acquisition, School education, Pedagogy
Published by: Biblioteca Ştiinţifică a Universităţii de Stat Alecu Russo
Keywords: Literature Circles; communicative mobility; QARs format; Literal Comprehension; Interpretative Comprehension; Applied Comprehension;
Summary/Abstract: The following article examines two important components to aid students develop their English language oral skills and to enhance their understanding of literature and thinking skills. The first component is the use of the Question and Answer Relationship Format to help teachers elicit appropriate questioning and use strategies to understand literature and nonfictional text in a deeper fashion. The second component is the use of Literature Circles. This strategy, widely used in the United States, allows students to read fictional texts and discuss in depth all the components of a literary piece. Consequently, this technique also triggers students’ oral skills while in the classroom. Such a method is ideal for English Language Learners from an intermediate to an advanced and near proficient levels in any educational context. Thus, the authors also share insights from their own classroom experience while using the aforementioned techniques.

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