ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study, titled “the problems affecting the teaching of
poetry in Junior Secondary Schools” is to conduct an investigation into the
problems of poetry teaching in the JSS classes in Ikpoba Okha Local Government
Area of Edo State. The instrument used for the collection of data are made up of
sets of questionnaires for the teachers in the selected secondary schools. The
following hypotheses were formulated for the purpose of this study.
1. That
poetry teachers encounter problems in their teaching assignment because
majority of the students are not well exposed
2. Some
of these problems of poetry teaching are caused by student’s linguistic
incompetence.
3. That
advanced poems selected for students to study is one of the major problems
affecting the teaching of poetry.
4. That
advanced poems encounter these problems because of their use of wrong methods.
5. That
student does not have interest in poetry because they find the language of
poetry too difficult.
To these numerous
problems, the study addressed itself and proffered suggestions to arresting
these problems, inclusive of more effective methods of teaching awakening and
sustaining students’ interest in poetry and generating a keener awareness of
the dignity and beauty of poetry.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter One
Introduction
Statement of problem
Purpose of the study
Significance of the
study
Hypothesis
Limitations of the study
Delimitation of the
study
Chapter Two
Literature review
Chapter Three
Methodology
Population sample
Research instrument
Collection of data
Procedure
Oral interview
Analysis of data
Chapter Four
Data Analysis
Chapter Five
Summary, Conclusion and
Recommendations
Summary
Conclusion
Recommendations
References
Questionnaires
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
The term “literature” is a term of art which is known as imaginative writing in
the sense of fiction-writing which is not literally true. Literature has also
been described as a creative work of art, involving an aesthetic reordering of
experience in order to communicate it morefully or accurately. Literature is
any imaginative work of art that is written, sung, spoken or charted. That has
a specific message and is conveyed in beautiful and woven language with the aim
of entertainment. In other words, literature is concerned with beauty,
invention and the creative use of language artistically designed to give
pleasure and enjoyment while passing across message
Literature is also seen
as written works which are rendered as subject for study; they are drama, prose
and poetry. In writing or study, we are going to concentrate on poetry.
According to written words worth, ‘poetry is the imaginative expression of
strong feeling, usually rhythmically the spontaneous over flow of powerful
feelings recollected in tranquility.
Poetry is a form of
literature it is a record of the writers feelings about events which could be
physical or otherwise. The subject of poetry could be supernatural (example J.
P. Clark’s Abiku) or simply natural (example Lucys Poem). Poetry is a term that
applies to many forms in which man expresses himself rhythmically. This is why
poetry is a term of literary art that is easily distinguishable from prose by
the predominance of rhythm. Rhythm is an integral part of nature and
consequently existence, since everything in the world respond s to rhythm.
Poetry is a special form of writing or composition involving in the use of
imagination emotion and intellect in the communicate of experiments or in the
interpretation of human consciousness and existence with unique structure and
technical finesse.
Poetry is life because
it deals with realities it has to do with man’s imagination feelings, his
impression on and around him and the relationship between the world and himself
it is the most personal in all aspects of literature.
Poetry in more completed
in the use of language than that of the prose because it is usually short and
very direct to the point.
Poetry has beauty
in its language and dignity in it’s compressed from. It is also unique in that
if contributes to the stone of human experience and many facts of life. There
are three main types of poetry, warmly, lyrical, poems are usually short and
song like reflective lyric and descriptive lyric.
Narrative poems tell stories
and examples are balled, epic, dramatic, monologue.
Dramatic poems tell
their stories through the speech of their characters.
Examples epic, static poem criticize, ridicule and correct, for example ballads
and sonnet. The study of poetry is training of the emotion and poetry aims at.
Providing aesthetic satisfaction and shaping of individuals mind through
critical appreciation. But despite this aim, poetry teaching and learning have
created enormous problems of poetry teaching and learning is by a complete
orientation, a revision of ideas and the general attitude towards poetry.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
This study attempts a critical examination of the problem affecting the
teaching of affecting the teaching of poetry in Junior Secondary Schools
Classes in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area, Benin City, Edo State. Assessment
of teachers, teaching methods the students interest in the learning of poetry.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The purpose of this study is to conduct an investigation into the problems
affecting the teaching of poetry in secondary school in Ikpoba Okha Local
Government Area of Edo State. In doing this, an attempt is made to examine;
1. The
problem involved in teaching poetry and
2. Student’s
attitude to poetry lessons.
SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
It is hoped that when this study is conducted, suggestions will be offered
towards the improvement of the art of teaching poetry with a view of solving
the problems encountered by teaching of poetry and also students will
demonstrate a better appreciation and understanding of poems. This study
will also help to state schools management board in recruiting trained teachers
of English and Literature to ameliorate the teaching problems.
HYPOTHESIS
For the purpose of this study, the following hypothesis are formulated.
1. That
poetry teacher in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area encounter problems in their
teaching assignment because majority of them are not deeply exposed to poetry.
2. That
some of these problems of poetry teachers caused by the linguistic of students.
3. That
advanced poetry selected for students to study is one of the problems of poetry
teaching.
4. Those
teachers of poetry encounter these problems because of their use of wrong
method.
5. That
students do not have interest in poetry because is too difficult.
DELIMITATION
This research study is limited to some selected Junior Secondary Schools in
Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, which focus on the problems and
relevance of teaching and how this problem can be completely eradicated.
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0172 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 41 pages |
Methodology | Descriptive |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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