Enhancing Poetic Literature Instruction Through Stylistic and Thematic Approaches.docVIP

Enhancing Poetic Literature Instruction Through Stylistic and Thematic Approaches 　　Abstract 　　This study investigated the effects of instruction in stylistic and thematic approaches on students’achievement in poetic literature. It also determined the moderating effect of gender on students’ achievement in poetry. The study adopted pretest， post test， control group quasi-experimental design. The participants in the study were SS11 students in Akure metropolis. The subjects were randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. The instruments used were Students’Achievement Test in Poetry （r=0.75）， Instructional Guide on Stylistic Approach， Instructional Guide on Thematic Approach， Instructional Guide on the Convention Lecture Method， and Teaching Observational Scale. Three hypotheses were tested at the 0.5 alpha levels. Data were analyzed using means， standard deviation， Analysis of Covariance （ANCOVA） and Scheffe post hoc test. 　　Findings revealed that there was significant main effect of treatment on students’ achievement in poetry（F （2，125） =25.915； P.05. The interaction effect of treatment and gender on students’ achievement in poetry was， however， not significant （F（2，125=.577； P.05）. Based on these findings， it is recommended that teachers should adopt stylistic and thematic approaches in the teaching of poetry in particular and literature in general. 　　Key words： Poetic literature； Stylisticapproaches； Thematic approaches 　　INTRODUCTION 　　Literature offers tremendous benefit to both teachers and students in particular. According to Ayanniyi （2009）， literature study has the following value： it opens the mind and illuminates it， purging the mind of prejudices as it makes it free and active. Through the study of literature， students learn the humane approach of examining thought and actions. Aluko （1989） opines that the study of literature makes to the development of the cognitive， affective and psychomotor domains of an individual. It pla