Investigating Students’ Literature Learning and Reading Strategies: The case of 3rd year Students of English at Mila University Centre.

Abstract

In studying literature, students use various and different strategies in reading and comprehending literary texts. Detecting how those strategies are used is of a crucial importance in guiding students towards achieving meaningful comprehension of literarture. This study aims to investigate 3rd students’ of English literature learning and reading strategies at Mila University Centre. The research aims also to identify the difficulties and challenges that the participants face when learning and reading literature. To conduct the investigation, a questionnaire has been used as a research tool. The participants of the study are 60 3rd year students of English at Mila University Center. The findings of the study have revealed that the strategies the participants use when learning and reading literarture such as identifying themes and motifs and analysing character development. The findings have as well revealed the difficulties the particpants encounter while reading literary texts.