APPLYING READER-RESPONSE THEORY TO EVALUATE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ RECEPTION OF A FILM ADAPTATION: A CASE STUDY OF GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES

Huynh Thi Tuyet Ngan1, Tran Trong Doan1, Nguyen Phuc Duyet1, , Phan Thu Van1
1 Trường Đại học Sư phạm Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

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Abstract

In the context of the rapid development of popular culture, literary adaptations have become a prevalent trend, significantly shaping the reception process among high school students. Louise Rosenblatt’s Reader-Response theory, which emphasizes the reader’s active role in constructing meaning, lays the foundation for evaluating textual reception in an active and personalized manner. This article applies Rosenblatt’s Theory to assess the high school students’ reception of the film adaptation Grave of the Fireflies. This article aims to propose evaluation principles and questionnaires that balance objectivity and scientific rigor while promoting student engagement. Moreover, in the current educational landscape, it is essential to cultivate students’ ability not only to receive content passively but also to actively interpret, critique, and engage with texts from 
their perspectives, skills that align with the competency-based approach of the 2018 Literature Curriculum.

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