2024 IJRSE – Volume 13 Issue 6
Available Online: 5 June 2024
Author/s:
Toquero, Sharon Calibuso
Ilocos Sur Polytecnic State College (ISPSC), Philippines (Sharon.calibuso@deped.gov.ph)
Capistrano, Femarie M.*
Ilocos Sur Polytecnic State College (ISPSC), Philippines
Abstract:
The new millennium brought profound shifts in pedagogies and instructional strategies. The pedagogy of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries is different. The evolution of national and global education has undergone numerous changes since the start of the twenty-first century. Relatively, the twenty-first century is seeing a transformation in pedagogy due to changes in educational philosophies, shifting student demographics, and technological improvements. Teachers today have the difficult task of preparing pupils for a world that is changing quickly and necessitates technical literacy, adaptability, and critical thinking. Given the dynamic nature of the 21st-century literature classroom, there is a compelling need to delve into the mechanisms teachers employ, the challenges they face, and the strategies they employ to overcome them. Using the qualitative-descriptive research design, this study investigated the teaching mechanisms, challenges in teaching literature in the 21st century, and coping mechanisms in teaching literature. The 25 Junior High School English teachers from the Schools Division of Candon City, particularly Candon National High School (CNHS), Candon City High School (CHS), Sto. Tomas National High School (STNHS), and Candon City Information Technology National High School. The result shows that the mechanisms used in teaching literature are identifying the elements of prose and poetry, using visual tools, using varied assessments, integrating real-world connections, employing collaborative learning, and integrating technology. It was also found that challenges faced by literature teachers are: literary genre, inadequacy of teaching and learning resources, students’ readiness, student language competence and engagement, teachers’ support, or inadequate training. To address the challenges the following are the coping mechanisms employed by the literature teachers: employing engaging and interactive activities, utilizing language considerations, integrating extended real-world connection, displaying positive attitude and utilizing alternative resources.
Keywords: 21st century literature classroom, teaching mechanism, challenges in teaching literature, coping mechanisms, teaching framework
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2024.24046
Cite this article:
Toquero, S. C., & Capistrano, F. M. (2024). Pedagogy in the 21st century literature classroom: Teachers’ teaching mechanisms, challenges, and coping mechanisms. International Journal of Research Studies in Education, 13(6), 69-84. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2024.24046
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