TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS THE LITERARY TEXTS USED IN TAMIL LITERATURE SUBJECT IN 2021 IN COMPARISON TO THE TEXTS USED IN 2016

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Ilampuranan Kiramany, Kartheges Ponniah, Subahshini Jaiseelan

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This study is designed to identify Tamil literature teachers' perceptions towards the literary texts used in upper forms Tamil literature subject in 2021 in comparison to the texts used in 2016. It is also to identify the changes in the selection of the literary texts from the previous to the current phase. The data were analyzed based on these Tamil literature teachers' perceptions in terms of the topic/content, language and culture found in the literary texts. In the attempt of data collection, a questionnaire was designed with seven questions, which were divided into three different criteria. 116 Form 4 and 5 teachers from different schools nationwide participated in this study. The findings indicated that there were some significant similarities and differences in these teachers' perceptions of the two different sets of literary texts used in upper forms in 2016 and 2021 based on the stated criteria.

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