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“A Phenomenological Research of the Scaffolded Transactional Method in a College Class of History of English Literature.” Studies in English Language & Literature. 38.3 (2012). 281-308. Focusing on the teaching of English Literature, this paper describes designed to identify settings in which effective strategies instruction was being carried out and details the conclusions that can be drawn from the study. The paper begins with a descriptor of transactional instruction and the scaffolding theory which is an effective supporting system. The paper is a phenomenological research which is one of the qualitative studies undertaken of successful scaffolded transactional instruction-Chung-Ang University which serves English major students in a History of English Literature class. The main objective of this research is to study of the presentation of learning experiences, the role of the professor, and the intrinsic and extrinsic changes during the course. This paper then analyzes the instruction in terms of the scaffolded transactional qualities, its place among constructivist theories of learning, and with regard to theories of intelligent assistance using NVivo program. It concludes with a discussion of three directions for future research: better understanding of literature class, teaching method development, and diversified qualitative studies about the literature classes. (Chung-Ang University)