A Suggested Art-Based Model for Developing English Majors’ Literary Appreciation Skills

Abstract
The present research investigated the suggested art-based learning model's effect on developing English language majors' literary appreciation skills. The researcher used the one-group pretest-posttest design. The study starts with a review of the literature and previous studies dealing with art-based learning and literary appreciation skills. Then, the researcher prepared a list of literary appreciation skills and art-based learning strategies to guide the design of the suggested art-based model for developing English majors' literary appreciation skills. The researcher also designed the pre/post literary appreciation skills test and the pre/post literary appreciation skills test rubric. The study participants were 35 students of The American University of Kuwait English Literature freshmen in the Fall Semester of the academic year 2021; their ages ranged from (18-19) years old. Their pre/post-literary appreciation test scores were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The results showed that the suggested art-based learning model effectively developed English language majors' literary appreciation skills.

Key words: art-based learning, literature appreciation, plot, imagery, characterization, style, contextualization, and theme