WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY-PHILIPPINES

MARIE ANN D. VANA – ENGLISH 7(BSED 2-2)

Answer the following questions: TEACHING & ASSESSMENT OF LITERATURE

Reflect ( LEARNING ACTIVITY #2)

1. WHY DO STUDYING LITERATURE BENEFICIAL?

 Every definition of literature aligns with one another and gives true meaning to
this beautiful artistic subject. The subject literature broadens our horizons. This
particular subject gives us the opportunity to learn and understand those people and
incidents which are very different yet important to know. We studied Literature. When
we study literature, we start to create that particular scene in our mind which gives us a
good concentration. Watching movies is also nice but doesn’t need much imagination
because we have the visuals in front of us.
Anyone with a short attention span can give a chance to literature to improve it.
The benefits of it makes you understand the way every society and culture is and with a
historical record as well. It’s like a pathway to give you new adventurous experiences.
Good personal skills are also get developed through literature. The benefits with which
the literature comes is in itself sufficient to know the importance of it.

2. IN WHAT WAY CAN LITERATURE HELP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MACRO

SKILLS?
Literature help in the development of macro skills promotes communicative
competence, which involves the competency on the appropriate use of vocabulary, grammar
and literature.
Our macro-skills namely, listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and representing,
plays a key role in fostering learners' competence. Mastering this macro skills will help a learner
become more competent in speaking, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and spelling.
3. AS A 21ST-CENTURY LEARNER, HOW WILL YOU PERSONALLY DEFINE
LITERATURE?

As a 21st-century learner, I personally define literature as an inspiring stories

and opening up our minds to new worlds and perspectives.  I acquired a love of books
and the joy of reading. Reading literature helps you to think clearly, write clearly and
speak clearly. Clarity of thought and expression is a virtue which should be cultivated.
Literature education is about teaching young people to appreciate what it means
to be human. It is about what it means to care for someone or something and what it
means if we lose it. It is asking what is important to us as a person as we relate to the
world around us. Through the novel, the poem, the short story, the dramatic text, we
explore with students different contexts which all deal with what it means to live and to
live well.