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The Importance of Literary Texts in Teaching Language in EFL Classes: The Waste Land as an Example

Received: 12 December 2015     Accepted: 27 December 2015     Published: 15 January 2016
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Abstract

This study aims to demonstrate how literature can be utilised in teaching language to improve learner’s familiarity of English in EFL classes. Researchers intend to study the advancement of literature in the language classes firstly. We will focus on certain reasons that justify its implementation in language teaching, the importance of reading in language improvement, and the style poetry is dealt with in the EFL classes. The Waste Land can be utilised as a tool to improve student’s communicative skill in English. The paper will come up with an educational suggestion for EFL teaching based on The Waste Land.

Published in International Journal of Literature and Arts (Volume 4, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijla.20160401.11
Page(s) 1-6
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Keywords

Language Teaching Through Literary Texts, EFL, The Waste Land

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  • English Department, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Iraq

  • English Department, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Iraq

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