Original scientific paper

Bibliotherapeutic competencies in teaching literature

Nina Lekić ; Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Davor Piskač ; Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Adrijana Košćec Bjelajac orcid.org/0000-0003-0547-0047 ; Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

This work is the result of the research project “Bibliotherapeutic competencies in teaching literature“. The work attempts to determine the
emotions perceived by students and teachers when reading works of literature in Croatian language and literature classes, in primary and secondary
schools. Six secondary schools and four primary schools in central Croatia participated in the research. In primary schools the participants consisted of 7th and 8th grade students. Secondary schools students were selected from all four grades. The participant schools encompassed both gymnasiums and vocational schools. In total, 914 students as well as 31 teachers of Croatian language classes participated in the research. A questionnaire was used, which consisted of a general and specialized part. In the general part, students were asked questions about their age, gender, class and their most common grade in literature class, while the teachers were asked about their years of experience in teaching, their understanding of the term “bibliotherapy” and its description, as well as the frequency of using “emotion detection“ in class. The specialized part of the query was identical for both groups and consisted of four texts, with each text being accompanied by a question asking the participant to give their perception of the main emotion present in the text. The results have shown that there is no significant difference in the perception of the dominant emotion between primary and secondary school students. However, there were some differences in perception between students and teachers. The results also shown that between primary and secondary school students there are some difference in the perception of the dominant emotion depending on type of literature works. We can establish that there is a need for the use of bibliotherapy in literature class as a means to increase emotional understanding, and identifying one’s own emotions as well as those of others by interpreting literature

Keywords

bibliotherapy; emotions; emotions perceived; emotion detection

Hrčak ID:

266348

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/266348

Publication date:

6.12.2021.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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