Authors
1 University of Tehran
2 Master's Degree of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Tehran
Abstract
This study examines the role of pedagogy in imparting educational concepts in the short story "Ana wa Jumana". This story, authored by the renowned Palestinian writer and storyteller Mahmoud Shuqair, portrays the struggles of the oppressed Palestinian people. The authors of the present research have sought, through an evaluative approach to pedagogy—understood as both an art and a science that enables children to learn more effectively, extensively, and accurately—to analyze its impact on the transmission of the elevated values embedded in the story. The significance of addressing this topic stems from the fact that, despite the considerable importance of didactic themes in Shuqair’s works, no prior study has investigated the pedagogical role in enhancing the influence and retention of these teachings in the minds and hearts of children, who constitute the primary audience of his narratives. To this end, the authors employed a descriptive–analytical methodology to explore "Ana wa Jumana" through the lens of children’s literature pedagogy. The findings reveal that pedagogy enabled the author to convey the lesson of resistance to children indirectly—through play and in the form of their childlike dialogues—embedding the message within the deeper layers of the story. Consequently, the effective employment of pedagogical elements in the narration of "Ana wa Jumana" increases the impact and durability of its educational and social messages in the consciousness of young readers.
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