Technology and Teaching Literature

In March ۲۰۲۰, many countries were stunned as the COVID-۱۹ pandemic swiftly expanded across the world. Controlling the spread of the disease, which influenced the students’ lives, has widely been varied from one country to another and the success has been relative and different. The system of Education, meanwhile, encountered a challenging phase in its history in terms of anxieties and pauses. Nonetheless, the emergency of re-structuring the educational system triggered some fundamental changes. Synchronous and asynchronous teachings by means of technology have been contributing to a great extent. One of the core subjects of English Literature major, The History of English Literature I & II, required a new integrating approach because of its demanding and massive nature. This research aims at comparing two teaching methods utilized for the subject of History of English Literature I & II, used in pre and during the pandemic. There are two main groups of students (Batches ۲۰۱۶ and ۲۰۱۸) who are compared. Within this thorough comparing process, the paper shed light on their levels of participation, engagement, and perception. The preliminary qualitative analysis reveals the findings that various implications of technology-facilitated teaching the subject and that the students’ development in both languages and understanding the concepts has led them to be independent and confident.

کلیدواژه ها:

English Literature ، Technology ، Education ، Covid-۱۹ Pandemic