Teaching strategies in teaching literature : a validation of teaching and syllabus content

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the teaching strategies used by the AB English teachers in teaching literature courses. It also sought the purposes and the processes on the conduct of the teaching strategies and the impressions of the students towards the use of the strategies. Using the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) among the students and teachers and document analysis, the researchers found that teachers used varieties of teaching strategies but reporting emerged to be common. Moreover, lecture-discussion was found to be the most effective strategy in the teaching of literature. It also revealed that teaching strategies were used to address the different learning skills of the students. Lastly, students were satisfied on the performance and strategies used by the teachers. It was recommended that innovations of the existing effective teaching strategies must be developed to achieve desired learning outcomes.

Key Words: Teaching strategies, AB English, University of Mindanao, Davao City, Philippines