Mooting court – an experiential activity in teaching short story The boat far out by Nguyen Minh Chau

DOI: 10.18173/2354-1075.2020-0073

Abstract

The objectives of Language Arts and Literature in General Education Curriculum aim to develop students’ competency and attribute. Thus, organising experiential activities in Language Arts and Literature to strengthen students’ competency and attribute is both topical and meaningful for a long path. The writer clarifies more about the understanding of experiential activities in Language Arts and Theoretical Literature. Regarding a practical basis, the writer organises a mooting court, an experience-based teaching activity responding to students’ competency and attribute in teaching The boat far out by Nguyen Minh Chau. The teaching had been carried out in the academic year of 2018 – 2019: class observation, data collection, students and teachers’ perspectives collected from survey questionaires and semi-structured interview questions, and data analysis. The findings show that organising a mooting court - an experience-based teaching activity is one of the most effective renewals of teaching methodology