Using novel in language class

1. Taslima Islam Mala

2. Shaila Sharmin

3. Md. Saddam Hossain

4. Muhammad Sohel Mahmud

A novel is a fictional piece of prose that is

usually written or composed in a narrative

manner or style. It is a book of all genres from

medieval ages to the novella tradition , which

tell stories as a series of events that are

described in a sequence.

1. Created from authors imagination

2. Structured for the convenience of the reader

3. Violence is toned down

4. No longer homeostatic

Improves powerful four skills

Understanding other culture

Motivating

Source of entertain

Communicative competence

Educating the whole person

How novel should be explored

Presented by :- Md. Saddam Hossain

Aim

Reading

Writing

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Ask student to read

Teacher may also read

Acting out orally

Give home task

Writing

Asking to write a summary

Write down important points

Different aspects related to text

Own idea

Listening

Asking student to what they have

understood

Asking student to say summery of

others

Question and Answer

Using movie if available

speaking

Making debate among groups

Comment on Other’s point

Sharing Ideas

Using related image of the text

Problems of using novel

Presented by :- Sohel Mahmud

Cultural difference

literary problems – simile, metaphor

Length

Teachers lacking of knowledge

Lack of students involvement

Grammatical difficulties

It may be boring : The students do different kinds of things in the class such as sleeping or drawing pictures etc.

Possible solutions

Simplified version

Teacher should have knowledge of cultural differences.

competent and skilled in making understand

cognitive power.

Class duration

The teacher should choose activities which appeal to the students

The teacher may set some classroom rules with the students.

The teacher should try to keep the students as busy as possible and should not let them to be interested in different things.

The teacher should attend personal development courses.

In spite of having some difficulties, use of

novel in language class room will be

fruitful if it is done on the basis of students

need, intellectual level and cultural

suitability.