Skills
What are the language skills which can be improved through literature?
Reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
What are the benefits of literature in English teaching?
Authenticity, motivation, cultural awareness, intensive reading, vocabulary knowledge, and critical thinking.
What are the disadvantages of literature in English teaching?
Complex syntax structures, phonetic patterns, selection of materials.
What are the literary texts that can be studied in class?
Short stories, poems, novels, drama.
Name some of the in-class activities that involve literature?
Rhyming riddles, filling in the gaps, questionnaires, book forums/discussions, dialogue completion, spelling mistakes, identify the genre.