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Teaching and Assessment of Literature Studies
Factors Affecting Interests in Literature
ABSTRACT
This report delves into the factors that affect interests in literature. The document provides an
overview of the topic: Factors Affecting Interest in Literature. It discusses the key factors
influencing interest in literature, highlighting the interplay between personal, cultural, and
educational elements. Personal factors, including individual experiences and cognitive
development, significantly shape literary preferences. Also, in this report we will be able to
understand why other people don’t have interest in literature. Overall, this report aims to
understand these factors better to improve how we encourage and teach literature.
I. INTRODUCTION
Having an interest in literature is important because literature helps us to enhance creativity,
imagination, vocabulary and cultural knowledge. Literature gives us a better understanding about
our lives, ourselves, and the world around us. But we all know that not all the students are fun to
read because they find it boring. By understanding these factors we will be able to know how we
are going to enhance students’ interest in literature.
II. CONTENT
Literature
• Literature is a term used to describe written and spoken materials.
• These said written and spoken materials are commonly referred to words revolving on
creative imagination. Wherein comprises poetry, drama, fiction, non-fiction, journalism and
songs.
1. Motivation
- Motivation is the key in promoting a love of literacy in students. They should be
surrounded by titles that reflect the lives of themselves as well as their classmates.
Students find literature interesting when they are intrinsically or extrinsically motivated
to read. On the other hand, students lose interest in literature when they are not into
reading, they don't know what to read and why to read.
2. Ability to Relate to Students

- Finding texts that relate to students' lives emerged as another factor influencing interest in
literature. Students are more engaged in their learning if they find it interesting or
relatable. When literature can relate to students, this can influence their thoughts and
feelings. Students' attention can easily be caught when the literature is relevant to
everyday life and current events. Literature becomes interesting when it provides
connection to students. Otherwise, if the students can't connect to the literary piece, due
to its depth and complexity, students get bored and became uninterested.
3. Literary Merit
- Literary merit is the quality of the literature that makes it valuable enough.
1. Entertains the reader and is interesting to read.
2. Does not merely conform to the expectations of a single genre or formula.
3. Has been judged to have artistic quality by the literary community (teachers, students,
librarians, critics, other writers, and reading public.)
4. Has stood the test of time in some way, regardless of the date of publication
5. Shows thematic depth: The themes merit revisiting and the study because they are complex
and nuanced
6. Demonstrates innovation in style, voice structure, characterization, plot and/or description.
7. May have social, political, or ideological impact on society during the lifetime of the author or
afterward.
8. Does not fall into the traps of "pulp" fiction such as cliched or derivative descriptions and plot
devices, or sentimentality rather than "earned" emotion.
9. Is intended by the author to communicate in an artistic manner.
10. Is universal in its appeal (ie, the themes and insights are not only accessible to one culture or
time period)" (2013, p. 144)
4. Choice vs. Requirement

- The difference between student choice and student requirement depends on whether the
students have a say in what they are reading. Required literature for all students is more
likely to be questioned or challenged than if students were given several options. Students
choose literature that appears interesting and which they might enjoy so they eventually
become more engaged in reading, compared to required literature which students might
like or dislike considering their interest may end up to forced reading of the literature that
is out of their interest. This appears tiresome to them.
5. Reading Habit
- In order to gain interest in reading books about literature, students must get used to it so
that they can build a set of routines that includes reading. If the students didn't have or
build a reading habit, they will not discover, explore, and recognize the value and
purpose of literature.
6. Time
- Some students spend their time doing worthwhile things such as reading so they have the
chance to become acquainted with literature and develop an interest in it. Students who
are into literature always make time to read consistently and become more attached and
fascinated to literature. However, to some, they didn't have time to read because they are
busy with their responsibilities and as such, they failed to develop their interest in
literature.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, factors affecting interests in literature play a crucial role on how we are going to
integrate literature in teaching. Through encouraging, motivating and practicing the students they
will be able to build an interest in reading literature. Since literature is a concrete way to wake up
our senses and bring the world into sharper focus. Studying literature can help us to observe the
things around us. Literature deepens our thinking by bringing more awareness of our own values
and worldview. We must help our learners to improve their fascination in literature, for them to
broaden their knowledge about different things and improve their second language.
REFERENCES:
https://gustavus.edu/academics/departments/english/
whystudyliterature.php#:~:text=Studying%20 literature%20can%20help%20 us,the
%20world%20 and%20 throughout%20history.
https://www.scribd.com/document/669149129/FACTORS-AFFECTING-INTERESTS-IN-
LITERATURE-RAYALA-1
Mae Cee G. Garcia

BSEd 3 student
Ms. Pamela Amor Andres
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Factors Affecting Interests in Literature

2. Ability to Relate to Students

1. Entertains the reader and is interesting to read.

2. Does not merely conform to the expectations of a single genre or formula.

6. Demonstrates innovation in style, voice structure, characterization, plot and/or description.

9. Is intended by the author to communicate in an artistic manner.

4. Choice vs. Requirement

Mae Cee G. Garcia

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