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Genre-Oriented Philippine Literary Pieces That Appeal to the Learners' Motivation to Read

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Chavez, J. V., Valencia, E. O., Palma, E. B., Samilo, P. J. E., Cabiles, N. V. A., Quinto, J. B., Ramos, A. L., Adalia, H. G., Nazareth, I. M., & Ceneciro, C. C. (2026). Genre-Oriented Philippine Literary Pieces That Appeal to the Learners’ Motivation to Read. Journal of Qualitative Research in Education, (46), 158–167. https://doi.org/10.54963/jqre.i46.2245
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  • Jason V. Chavez

    School of Business Administration, Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University, Zamboanga City 7000, Philippines
  • Erwyn O. Valencia

    College of Education, Iloilo State University of Fisheries Science and Technology-Dumangas Campus, Iloilo City 5006, Philippines
  • Etchel B. Palma

    College of Education, Iloilo State University of Fisheries Science and Technology-Dumangas Campus, Iloilo City 5006, Philippines
  • Pearly Jade E. Samilo

    Filipino Language Teaching Division, College of Education, West Visayas State University, Iloilo City 5000, Philippines
  • Neña Vanessa A. Cabiles

    Filipino Language Teaching Division, College of Education, West Visayas State University, Iloilo City 5000, Philippines
  • Joseph B. Quinto

    Department of English, College of Arts and Humanities, Benguet State University, Municipality of La Trinidad 2601, Philippines
  • Angeline L. Ramos

    College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Communication, Basilan State College, Isabela City 7300, Philippines
  • Haydee G. Adalia

    College of Liberal Arts, Western Mindanao State University, Zamboanga City 7000, Philippines
  • Ivy M. Nazareth

    College of Teacher Education, Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University, Zamboanga City 7000, Philippines
  • Collin C. Ceneciro

    College of Teacher Education, Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University, Zamboanga City 7000, Philippines

Received: 6 January 2026; Revised: 9 February 2026; Accepted: 16 March 2026; Published: 30 March 2026

Despite the rich landscape of Philippine literature, there remains a limited understanding of how specific literary forms and their linguistic delivery influence students' motivation to read across the archipelago. Grounded in Guthrie and Wigfield's Engagement Model, this study addresses this gap by exploring the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that shape learners' engagement with local texts. Utilizing an exploratory qualitative design, the study involved 18 language students purposefully selected from the Philippines' three major island groups, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, who participated in semi-structured one-on-one interviews. Reflexive thematic analysis revealed a duality in reading motivation: while learners are primarily driven to read contemporary genres due to their social realism and linguistic accessibility via "Taglish", they simultaneously exhibit deep engagement with complex historical narratives like Noli Me Tangere. This finding suggests that historical consciousness, the desire for identity reclamation, can override linguistic barriers regardless of regional background. The study concludes that effective literature instruction must navigate both the psychological need for mirroring lived experiences and the sociological need for anchoring a unified national identity. These insights support a pedagogical strategy of thematic pairing, where educators integrate high-interest contemporary texts with canonical works to optimize student engagement on a national scale.

Keywords:

L2 Reading Motivation Literary Pedagogy Philippine Literature Genre Analysis

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