Teaching Novels in an English Language Classroom: A Qualitative Study

This research article exploresand studiesthe role of the English novel in English Language Teaching (ELT) from the students’ perspective. Novels are considered to motivate and enhance literary materials used in the classroom. The study used a qualitative approach. The research targeted senior studen...

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Main Author: Shvan Gharib M. Faraj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Kurdistan Hewler 2021-06-01
Series:UKH Journal of Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://journals.ukh.edu.krd/index.php/ukhjss/article/view/328/239
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description This research article exploresand studiesthe role of the English novel in English Language Teaching (ELT) from the students’ perspective. Novels are considered to motivate and enhance literary materials used in the classroom. The study used a qualitative approach. The research targeted senior students selected from an English Department. Use of the novel was observed to be a flexible learning tool. Novels have the ability to appeal and satisfy each learner’s unique style of learning. It can touch on the learners’ creativity andenhance their descriptive and dialogue abilities.
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spelling doaj.art-24bc5bfaf4044b3d85d157eeed10b75b2022-12-21T22:06:43ZengUniversity of Kurdistan HewlerUKH Journal of Social Sciences2520-78062021-06-01589097https://doi.org/10.25079/ukhjss.v5n1y2021.pp90-97Teaching Novels in an English Language Classroom: A Qualitative StudyShvan Gharib M. Faraj0Independent Researcher, Sulaymaniyah, IraqThis research article exploresand studiesthe role of the English novel in English Language Teaching (ELT) from the students’ perspective. Novels are considered to motivate and enhance literary materials used in the classroom. The study used a qualitative approach. The research targeted senior students selected from an English Department. Use of the novel was observed to be a flexible learning tool. Novels have the ability to appeal and satisfy each learner’s unique style of learning. It can touch on the learners’ creativity andenhance their descriptive and dialogue abilities.https://journals.ukh.edu.krd/index.php/ukhjss/article/view/328/239english novellanguage learningenglish language teachingenglish languageelt
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Teaching Novels in an English Language Classroom: A Qualitative Study
UKH Journal of Social Sciences
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language learning
english language teaching
english language
elt
title Teaching Novels in an English Language Classroom: A Qualitative Study
title_full Teaching Novels in an English Language Classroom: A Qualitative Study
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title_full_unstemmed Teaching Novels in an English Language Classroom: A Qualitative Study
title_short Teaching Novels in an English Language Classroom: A Qualitative Study
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english language
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