A Teacher Interview Project for Children and Adolescent Literature

In partial fulfillment of the final requirements for

LIT 102A Children and Adolescent Literature

Languido, Trisha Marie G.

Magbato, Blanchie Lyca S.

Kei Jullesse C. Quinal

Instructor

January 13, 2023

 PARTICIPANT 1

I: PROFILE OF THE PARTICIPANT

The relevant data and observations used to analyze the difficulties and approaches in

teaching children's literature were acquired from Ma’am Maria Theresa D. Goco. She is

currently teaching as Teacher II at Bantulan Elementary School in Barangay Bantulan,

Taytay, Palawan. This 40-year-old teacher has taught for 15 years and now handles all

subjects for Grade 6 pupils whose ages range from 11 to 12.

II: INTERVIEW RESULTS

The table below shows the results of an interview conducted by Trisha Marie G.

Languido with Ma’am Theresa D. Goco as the participant. It includes the questions asked by

the interviewer and the answers gathered.

QUESTIONS ANSWERS

Interviewer: What are the challenges and “The only problem is that the children are

struggles that you’ve faced while teaching weak when it comes to language

literature? proficiency, especially during the pandemic.

I think it’s because of the limited resources

during the pandemic that causes the students

to be like that.”

Interviewer: How do you teach literature to “I teach them first regarding on their

the children? vocabulary then afterwards I read short

stories for them to know the correct

pronunciation of the word. Also, I choose

stories that are relevant to their age.”

Interviewer: How did you overcome those “As the days go by, I discovered many ways
challenges, Ma’am? that will help to cater the needs of my

students. For example, I conducted

visitation in their house every time that I am

free but sometimes, I conduct a one-on-one

class on them especially that we are having

a face-to-face class again. It’s not hard

unlike before that there a lot of risks

especially on our health.”

 PARTICIPANT II

I: PROFILE OF THE PARTICIPANT

The relevant data and observations used to analyze the difficulties and approaches in

teaching children's literature were acquired from Ma’am Mary Lorraine Joy S. Magbato. She

is currently teaching as Teacher I at New Panggangan Elementary School in Barangay New

Panggangan, Taytay, Palawan. This 23-year-old teacher has taught for 3 years and now

handles all subjects for Grade 1 pupils whose ages range from 5 to 7.

II: INTERVIEW RESULTS

The table below shows the results of an interview conducted by Blanchie Lyca S.

Magbato with Ma’am Mary Lorraine Joy S. Magbato as the participant. It includes the

questions asked by the interviewer and the answers gathered.

QUESTIONS ANSWERS

Interviewee: Unsa mang mga challenges “They are really weak in English especially

kag struggles ang na-encounter nimo sa when the pandemic started. They even

pagturo sang literature sa mga estudyante? forgot how to read, how come when it

comes to comprehension.”

Interviewee: Paano nimo na-make sure na “I ask them questions about the story that I

natuto sila? have read to know if they really

understand.”

Interviewee: Unsa mang mga ways imong “I get to start with the basic English

ginagamit sa pagturo sa ilaha? vocabulary such as reading intervention,

contextualization, and localization. I read

them books that is relevant to their age and

 level of understanding”

SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

BETWEEN PARTICIPANT I AND PARTICIPANT II

Both Participants I and II look for the best way to meet the needs of their students,

which is where they have similarities. They both had teaching experiences during the

pandemic, and they both felt that it was difficult due to the restrictions that made it

challenging for them to teach.

The ways that Participants I and II teach to fulfill the needs of their students differ

from one another. According to participant I, she concentrates on the skills that her students

are lacking before teaching them how to apply those skills effectively. While Participant II

challenges her students' critical thinking by asking questions about the topic that they have

just discussed.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, the interviewers observed that both teachers have similarities and

differences from the method they educate and from the way they accommodate the needs of

their students. They also learned that in order to be a successful teacher, you must be capable

of assessing how your students are doing with the subject you are teaching. Finally, the

interviewers believed that each teacher had the ability to meet the needs of their students on

their own given that they were closely associated with them thoroughly.