Teaching Language and Literature - Novel

 

TEACHING LANGUAGE THROUGH LITERATURE-

NOVEL

            Teaching a novel to English language learners can be a challenging task because of its length. Literature instructs as well as provides pleasures. The teaching of language through Literature not just encourages curiosity towards learning but also keep the students occupied with the language learning process in an interesting manner. The ambience in the classroom changes dramatically with the introduction of literature. There is no doubt that literature will help the learners to get a good command over the language. In other words, language is something that has to be caught and not taught. If literature is made part of the curriculum in technical education, language learning will become a really enriching experience for the students.

Benefits of Using Novel to Language Teaching 

The use of a novel is a beneficial technique for mastering not only linguistic system but also life in relation to the target language.

 In novel, characters reflect what people really perform in daily lives. Novels not only portray but also enlighten human lives. Using novel in a foreign language class offers the following educational benefits:

 It offers real life / real life like settings. 

 It paves the way for teaching the target language culture and enables students to go beyond what is written and dive into what is meant,

 Presents a unique way of teaching reading by getting students involved and excited about the reading process and motivates students to become a lifelong reader.

Thank you.