APPLYING READER-RESPONSE THEORY IN EVALUATING THE RECEPTION OF FILM ADAPTION AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (THE CASE OF GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES)

Phuc Duyet Nguyen1, , Thi Tuyet Ngan Huynh1, Trong Doan Tran1, Thu Van Phan1
1 Trường Đại học Sư phạm Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

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In the context of the rapid development of popular culture, literary adaptations have become a prevalent trend, significantly influencing the reception process among high school students. Louise Rosenblatt’s Reader-Response theory emphasizes the reader’s role in constructing meaning, laying the foundation for evaluating textual reception in an active and personalized manner. Therefore, by applying Rosenblatt’s Reader-Response Theory to assess the reception of film adaption with the case of Grave of the Fireflies among high school students, this artical aims to propose evaluation principles and questionnaires that ensure objectivity and scientific demand while encouraging student engagement with the film adaption. Moreover, in the current educational landscape, fostering students’ ability to not only passively receive but also actively interact, critique, and interpret the text from their own perspectives is crucial for competency development in alignment with the 2018 Literature Curriculum.

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