ANALYTICAL READING FOR STUDENTS-PHILOLOGISTS - IN THE ENGLISH CLASS

Oct 15, 2026

Analytical reading in the English class is investigated through perceptions of higher education students and teachers regarding the use of literary texts in foreign language courses. The study evaluates progress in foreign language communicative competence during the 2021/2022 spring term, involving 85 bachelor’s students and 35 teachers across three universities. Quantitative and qualitative methods, including questionnaires, measure development of analytical reading skills such as cultural understanding, critical thinking, interpretive abilities, and learner motivation.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages11

Reading Time28 min

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Introduction

Analytical reading approach and objectives

Research novelty and participant-based assessment

Problems in selecting and using literary texts

Proposed solutions and learning outcomes

DOI: 10.20535/2410-8286 .259803 ANALYTICAL READING FOR STUDENTS-PHILOLOGISTS IN THE ENGLISH CLASS Olga Verhovtsova 1, Olga Ishchenko2, Dilşah Kalay3, Yana Tikan4 1National Aviation University, Ukraine 2,4National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine 3Kütahya Dumlupinar University, Turkey [yanixx33@gmail.com](yanixx33@gmail.com) The study aims to investigate the higher education students’ and teachers’ perception of using literary text in the foreign language course; to evaluate learners’ progress in the foreign language communicative competence throughout the experiment period; to outline the policies and strategies of using analytical reading in the English class , which lead to increasing motivation to learn foreign languages with a focus on literature. The study involves 85 Bachelor’s degree students and 35 teachers from linguistics and translation departments of three universities: Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, National Aviation University, Kütahya Dumlupinar University during the spring term in the school year 2021/2022 . The students from these universities were using analytical reading in foreign language learning during this term. The quantitative research method allowed us to assess the students’progress in the development of their foreign language analytical reading skills, that included the understanding of the culture of foreign language, literary and aesthetic skills, vocabulary and foreign language skills, critical thinking and problem solving, inferential and interpretational skills. The qualitative research method was used to interpret the data of the experiment. Three questionnaires were employed as an instrument to assess teachers’ and learners’ perceptions of using literary texts in foreign language teaching/learning; to monitor the development of student’s skills in analytical reading. The students-philologists involved in the research increased their motivation to learn English as a foreign language through literary texts and showed progress in the development of analytical reading skills up to 16% . The results obtained can be implemented into the practice of foreign language teaching as literary texts enriched the language input in the classroom and stimulated language acquisition, and analytical reading involved students-philologists emotionally challenging their imagination and creativity. Keywords: analytical reading; foreign language teaching; literary texts; foreign language communicative competence; studentsphilologists. Introduction The eternal problem of selecting the better methods of teaching foreign languages has always been guided by perfecting the student’s communication skills. One of such methods is introducing the learners to the literature of the foreign language. The use of authentic literary texts, including fiction, in teaching English as a foreign language is becoming more widespread. It can be explained by the growing popularity of communicative teaching methods and the gradual rejection of the teacher-centred system in teaching a foreign language. When the teachers decide to use authentic texts in English lessons, they face problems in selecting proper texts and effective methods in order to work with them within language classes. At the sametime, they try to consider the interests and preferences of their students and curriculum requirements while focusing on teaching the English language. The novelty of the research lies in a new approach to the study of the problem and the analysis of the results obtained. Previous studies on the effectiveness of using literary texts in teaching a foreign language were based on studying the experience of methodologists only. This paper presents assessments from all participants in the educational process – both teachers and students. What problem does an educational institution consider when it adapts a policy of teaching a foreign language to students offering spe

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What is the main purpose of using analytical reading in the English class?

The study aims to examine how using literary texts in a foreign language course affects learners’ and teachers’ perceptions and supports development of foreign language communicative competence.

How was the research conducted and who participated?

The research involved 85 bachelor’s degree students and 35 teachers from linguistics and translation departments of three universities during the 2021/2022 spring term, using quantitative and qualitative methods with three questionnaires.

What skills does analytical reading help students develop?

It supports cultural understanding of the foreign language, literary and aesthetic skills, vocabulary and foreign language skills, critical thinking and problem solving, and inferential and interpretational abilities.

Oct 15, 2026

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