ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Educ.
Sec. Teacher Education
Pedagogical Mediation Drives Teacher Adoption of Visual Novel for Literary Narratives
Provisionally accepted
- 1Universidade Tecnologica Federal do Parana - Campus Cornelio Procopio, Cornélio Procópio, Brazil
- 2Universidade Tecnologica Federal do Parana - Campus Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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The integration of digital technologies into literature teaching has become an increasing demand, requiring teacher training that combines technological innovation with traditional pedagogical practices. To address the challenges teachers, face in using these tools effectively, this study conducted a training experiment designed to evaluate their acceptance and willingness to employ digital tools for narrative creation. The experiment emphasized the role of pedagogical mediation in fostering innovation in literary education. Results show that most teachers are receptive to digital tools, acknowledging both their feasibility and pedagogical potential, while also revealing gaps and difficulties in technology adoption. These findings suggest that digital narratives represent a promising resource for revitalizing literature teaching, promoting essential 21st-century skills, and encouraging interdisciplinary and collaborative practices, thereby contributing to more meaningful and inclusive education.
Keywords: Literature teaching, Pedagogical mediation, teacher training, Technology adoption in education, Visual novels, VisualNovels
Received: 24 Nov 2025; Accepted: 09 Feb 2026.
Copyright: © 2026 Cordeiro, Damasceno and da Silva. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Eduardo Filgueiras Damasceno
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