TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION OF “CAI OI!” BY NGUYEN NGOC TU FROM A GENRE-BASED APPROACH
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Abstract
“Cai oi!” is a short story representative of Nguyen Ngoc Tu's artistic style, currently included in the Grade 11 Literature textbook – part of the “Connecting Knowledge with Life” series. The text is considered highly suitable for teaching literary reading comprehension in high school through a genre-based approach. From the objectives and expected learning outcomes of the 2018 Literature Curriculum, as well as in an understanding of the characteristics of the modern short story genre and its pedagogical application in reading instruction, this article presents a method for teaching reading comprehension of “Cai oi!” focusing on the fundamental elements of the short story genre such as plot, storyline, characters, narrative art, and artistic language. For each element, the article uses solid theoretical foundations to examine and clarify the unique value of the work. In this way, the article contributes to clarifying the artistic value of the work from a solid theoretical framework of genre. In addition, the results provide practical implications and useful references for high school teachers and students in enhancing the effectiveness of teaching and learning literary reading comprehension.
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Cai oi!, Genre, modern short story, Nguyen Ngoc Tu
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