TEACHING LITERATURE THROUGH MIND MAPS

A large number of young students experience major problems in such areas as thinking, memory, concentration, motivation, organization of ideas, planning and decision-making when studying English literature. This paper discusses the application of mind maps as visual tools in the teaching of literature to help students make meaning as they read and write. Mind maps are intimately connected with the function of the mind and can be used in nearly every activity where thought, recall, planning and creativity are involved. The paper discusses how visual tools enable teachers to help students assemble ideas, make and represent connections between ideas, concepts and information aided by colours, symbols, numbers, lines and arrows