Literature beyond the written word: towards screen adaptation-based literature teaching for efl university students: case of first-year master students at the university of tlemcen

Abstract

The aim of this research is to evidence the potential of screen adaptations in promoting students capacity to critically deal with literary texts. For the sake of reaching such aim, a case study was conducted at the University of Tlemcen involving Master EFL students and literature teachers. The results show that film adaptations are considerably beneficial to the teaching of works of literature. It is put forward that adaptations enhance students’ understanding of literary texts’ content and promote their analytical and critical skills. Therefore, teaching literature concomitantly with its screen version is to be suggested as a pedagogy that can breathe a second life into literature classes.