global-journal-of-human-social-science-g-linguistics-education Global Journal of Human-Social Science - G: Linguistics & Education 0975-587X 2249-460X Global Journals Publishing Group Incorporated 63936 Incorporating Literary texts in Language Classroom NusratDil BANGLADESH, United International University 15 07 2015 15 G9 7 10

Works of literature are studied worldwide, mostly for pleasure. But for the last couple of decades, literary texts are playing an important role in language teaching and considered as a great source of authentic materials. This paper shows some important aspects of using literary texts in language teaching, throwing some lights on the advantages as well as the difficulties of choosing an appropriate literary text for language classroom. This paper also suggests some effective classroom activities, using literary texts, where focus is given on all the four language skills to motivate learners and enhance their language competence.

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Works of literature are studied worldwide, mostly for pleasure. But for the last couple of decades, literary texts are playing an important role in language teaching and considered as a great source of authentic materials. This paper shows some important aspects of using literary texts in language teaching, throwing some lights on the advantages as well as the difficulties of choosing an appropriate literary text for language classroom. This paper also suggests some effective classroom activities, using literary texts, where focus is given on all the four language skills to motivate learners and enhance their language competence.