Adopting the Stylistic Approach to Enhance Students’ Critical Reading of Literary.Texts Case of Second Year.EFL.Students at Abbes Laghrour University
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2024
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University of ‘Abbes Laghrour’ Khenchela
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The main aim of this study is to examine the impact of teaching literary texts using a stylistic approach on the critical reading skills of English as a Foreign Language students at Abbes Laghrour University-Khenchela during the 2022-2023 academic year. The researcher hypothesises that implementing a stylistic approach has a significant effect on students' critical reading abilities. To test this hypothesis and answer the research questions, a quasi-experimental research design is chosen, using a mixed-method approach that combines quantitative and qualitative instruments to ensure reliable and valid results. From a population of 158 second-year students, two groups are assigned to the researcher, with each group consisting of 39 students. The researcher herself divided the students into control and experimental groups. After conducting a pre-test, a 9-week intervention is implemented, with the experimental group being taught different literary genres using a stylistic approach, while the control group received traditional instruction on the same literary genres. Student's reading skills are then measured before and after the treatment to compare their performance. Additionally, an observation checklist is used to observe other behavior-based critical reading skills. Following the completion of the intervention, the researcher administers a questionnaire to investigate the students' attitudes toward the significance of using a stylistic approach in teaching literature. The researcher also conducts interviews with teachers to explore their attitudes toward implementing stylistics in teaching literary texts. In the data analysis phase, the researcher utilizes the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) to examine the mean, standard deviation, t-test, and Pearson's correlation of the collected data. The results obtained indicate a significant difference in students' critical reading skills between the control and experimental groups. Furthermore, the analysis of the students' attitudinal questionnaire reveals that they have positive attitudes towards the implementation of a stylistic approach. In conclusion,
the adoption of a stylistic approach in teaching literary texts has a positive impact on students' critical reading skills.
Keywords: Stylistic approach, critical reading skills, literary texts, attitudes.