SKVB 4033 Teaching of Literature in English Aesthetic-approach to Teaching Literature in English

1. SKVB 4033 TEACHING OF
LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
APPLYING AESTHETIC APPROACH IN TEACHING
SHORT STORY, “THE FRUITCAKE SPECIAL”.
PREPARED BY:
FAIDATUL SYUHADA BT. SHAMSUDDIN (A 135714)
WAN NAZIRA BT. CHE NOR (A 135711)
W. SYAZWANI NASUHA BT. WAN MAZLAN (A 135727)
LECTURER’S NAME: DR. ZALINA BT MOHD. LAZIM

2. What is ‘aesthetic’?
Deals with sensory
rather than concepts
“Theories of aesthetic explore how we engage with and
react to sensual objects and experiences, attempting to
explain how we come to judgments such as ‘this is
beautiful’ or ‘this is ugly’…”
Literary Criticism. (n.d.). Retrieved from Poetry Beyond Text: http://www.poetrybeyondtext.org/literary-criticism.html

3. Aesthetic in poetry
 The use of aesthetic in poetry deals with the technique
used by the poet to portray messages to the readers
 Meaning is conveyed through the use of;
 Mood
 Structure
 Imagery
 Tone
 Rhythm
 Rhyme

4. Rationale of aesthetic approach in
teaching lesson
 To expose students to the use of poetic devices in a
poem
 To make sure that the students understand the meaning
of the poem
 To give freedom to the students in interpreting the
poem in their own way
 To enhance students critical and creative thinking skills

5. Rationale of the activity
 Teacher explains the poem by paraphrasing it
 Students learn poetic devices of symbolism and
imagery subconsciously
 Cloze text of the paraphrased form of the
poem are given to the students
 To ensure students understand the literal meaning of
the poem

6. continue
 Students are required to create their own
sentence to paraphrase the poem according
to stanza
 Freedom is given to the students to write their own
interpretation
 A series of similar activities are done to enhance
students’ understanding of the poem so as to
improve students’ memory

7. Thank you…