Reading Movies, Watching Novels

The qualitative research was carried out in a private institution of higher learning. The participants were undergraduates who volunteered for the research. The participants read a canonical text and data were collected from the participants” journals, online forum postings and interviews. This paper discusses how literature is an effective pedagogical tool in teaching language skills. It also discusses how participants used movies online to help understand canonical texts. It is argued that movies can be used as a pedagogical tool to bridge students” reading and understanding of canonical texts.