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Curriculum Studies Forum Script
Curriculum Studies Forum Script
Liyana:
Thank you Miss Syuhada. Firstly, I would like to say that English has been a
major part of our life. I have been majoring in literature for 5 years and I can
say that I have enjoyed those 5 years of my life. I would like to share the joy of
learning literature with my colleagues especially fellow teachers at school,
lecturers and fellow pupils.
Therefore, I have come up with this concept of making literature as a
prominent subject aside from Language Arts which is currently the minor for
English Subject at school. Why? I think aside from learning moral subject,
literature can also instil moral values in a way that I think would be even more
Moderator:
Ainee:
I definitely agree with Datin Liyana that literature could instil moral values.
Through reading or enjoying literature, pupils involved in the stories that they
have read or any plays that they acted in. It is the teachers responsibility to
guide the pupils to identify the moral values that they learned.
However, teacher should use HOTS questions to make the pupils to think in
depth about the moral values that they should get from their own readings.
There are many moral values that they should get from the readings that can
be taken from literature. Whether it is directly or indirectly stated, moral value
is one of the component in literature that can be identified easily by readers if
they enjoy the reading. It is one of the reasons why I agree that through
literature, moral values can be instilled.
Ezzah:
As we all know, students are taught Islamic Education and Moral Education in
schools. As parents, I agree with the fact of using literature component to instil
moral values. I can see literature as an interesting platform to engage my
children in learning especially English. In fact, if these basic moral values are
taught at an early age, there will be less attitude problem. Hence, I absolutely
agree with this concept where literature is included as one of the minor aside
from Language Arts.
Also, I have seen so many parents that have abandoned their roles as moral
teachers to their children because they are too busy. I am not espousing that
any one religion to be taught to children in public schools, but I think as
educators, we have the responsibility to teach our kids about the basics of
character for their good as todays students will be tomorrows leaders.
Moderator:
Now, we would like to listen to our pupil, Nur Amirah about her opinion on this
topic. Based on what previous panels have mentioned, what do you think
about literature as another minor subject to be introduced in the English
subject.
Mira:
As a student, I face the same needs and challenges in my daily life. However,
my classmates are of different background. Some of them are from a well-todo family while some have financial challenges. I agree that through literature,
good moral values can be instilled among the students.
For instances, the sense of empathy. It is because literature allows us to
So, all of the panels agree that through literature, we can instill good moral
values. Datin Liyana, is there any other reasons that you want to introduce
literature as a minor in English subject?
Liyana:
Ezzah:
Before this, Language Arts helps my children to learn better and they said
when they learn Language Arts, it is not boring at all. They have fun in
learning. They learn new thing. Like I mentioned earlier, I agree with the point
of literature as one of the minor English subject aside from the Language Arts.
As in Literature, my children will be exposed to other culture and the world of
imagination and I agree with it. My children will be using their imaginations,
expand their vocabularies and gain a better understanding of themselves
through literature which is good for them as students.
But, I see this also will become a burden to my children and me as their
parents. Why I say so? Heres why. I am going to spend more money to buy
books for my children. New subject means new books and new books need
money. And yes, it helps my children with the exposure of the other culture but
we as their parents need to know whether the content are actually suitable for
my children and will it
performance in academic.
Ainee:
Mira:
Moderator:
So, Madam Norezzah, you seem to have both positive and negative opinions
towards literature. Aside from the increasing expenses for books, what do you
think of literature as a way to establish reading habits among pupils
especially?
Ezzah:
Despite of having extra expenses for the books, me as their parents still see
the silver lining behind this. It is going to nurture my childrens reading habit.
As being mentioned by the curriculum developer earlier, literature is fun and I
believed that the content itself should be fun. I want my children to have a
learning environment that will not give pressure to them while learning.
Also, I want to see that by learning literature, it will help to develop my
childrens reading habits. I do not want my children just learn but their reading
habits still not improving. I believe that schools taught my children to not only
writing, listening and grammar but also reading. So, I have high expectation
that if the literature is being implemented in schools curriculum it will help my
children to be better in their reading. Hence, I will agree with the point that
implementing literature as the minor English subject aside from the Language
Moderator:
Ainee:
I think teachers can find alternatives to reduce workload. Teachers can use
ICT to implement the teaching and learning session in the classroom.
Literature does not always mean that teachers are stuck with books. Whats
the point of having modern technology? We can make it to full use especially
in reducing the issue of workload among teachers. The use of movies to
convey meaning and learning during literature classes, would spark
conversation among pupils. Pupils are encouraged to do review after watching
movies as well as they are asked to make reviews after reading a book. The
phenomenon of children being able to talk about a certain topic is beyond
Performa. This could lead us to being parallel as the other developing
countries in the whole world.
Nevertheless, i still believe that introducing literature as one of the minor
subject under English as i have witnessed that it can be executed successfully
in the States and other developing countries.. thus i also believe that
Malaysian pupils could cope and be able to making it a reality as well literature
would really provide benefits to our youth as it has been to any other countries
with much over-bearing cultures. Thank you.
Mira:
In my opinion, when students read literature that is appropriate for them, its
intensely fun. Movies are enjoyable, but oftentimes the written version,
readers will say, is more powerful and engrossing. Students who dont find
literature to be a whole lot of fun are almost certainly reading the wrong things
(too difficult, too removed from their interests), and not reading enough
(perhaps they are slogging line by line, week by week, through a text beyond
their growing capabilities).
As a student, if I discover the fun of literature, i will read more and more,
vaulting forward in verbal skills and reasoning abilities, and becoming better
readers.
Ezzah:
To conclude what I have said and mentioned just now, I need to see the
effectiveness of literature implementation as the minor subject first. If there is
no significant result from the implementation, how can us as the parents
convinced that our children are learning well in school? Also, if there is no
result, we as the parents cannot see the advantages and disadvantages of the
implementation. I suggest that parents should be involved more in anything
that related to childrens academic performances
Moderator: