Learner-centric Study of Literary Criticism

Abstract

Teaching Literary Criticism to the Indian Learners whose reading of English literature rarely goes beyond the prescribed texts is a challenge. The traditional way of lecture method by the overenthusiastic teachers providing the passive learners free fish of the summary and notes to prepare them for the written memory tests serves little purpose. The learners heavily depend upon the readymade material available in the market. As a result the objectives of the study are hardly met. It is time for the empowered learners, learning the critical theories under the support of the facilitator who is committed to do it innovatively. This paper is such a successful experiment of applying student-centered learning technique for the effective learning of literary criticism by the undergraduate learners.