An assessment of teaching poetry in selected secondary schools in Morogoro Municipality.
Date
2020
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Mzumbe University
Abstract
This study assessed poetry teaching in selected secondary schools in Morogoro Municipality. It specifically focused on poetry teachers‟ ability to analyse poetry for effective teaching, teachers‟ effectiveness in preparing poetry lessons, poetry teachers‟ effectiveness in using appropriate teaching methods and techniques to teach poetry, and poetry teachers‟ ability to conduct effective and efficient assessments of poetry lessons. A case research design was used to get in-depth qualitative information. Observation, document review, focus group discussion and key informant’s interviews were used in collecting data for the study. The sample included 32 students, 4 heads of English departments and 4 English subject teachers. The data were analysed using Atlas Ti analysis. The study revealed that the teachers were not competent enough in analysing the poetry. Lesson plans where improperly prepared teaching aids were not effectively used, and poetry books were not properly used. It was noted that teachers instead of preparing poem activities and give students to practice, they listed few activities that did not help to realize learning objectives. Students were made to cram instead of understanding poetry. This makes students to dislike poems and experience challenges in their internal and external examinations. The study found out that teachers assessed students during the lessons through generalised questions with chorus answers and relying on tests and examinations as means of assessing students. The study recommends education departments to intervene in addressing teachers‟ inability in teaching poetry. The effectiveness of teaching poetry in ordinary secondary schools will only be improved if it is backed up by the education departments‟ constant support.
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A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment for the requirements of the award of degree of Master’s of Arts in Education (MA-ED) of Mzumbe University.
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Teaching poetry in secondary schools, Poetry teacher’s, Preparing poetry lessons
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