Teaching English through literature

Abstract

Teaching English in Indonesia, particularly for students, remains a great challenge owing to the fact that English is a foreign language in this country. The challenge could be tackled through teaching literature. Literature has been a subject of study in many countries at a secondary or tertiary level, but until recently has not been given much emphasis in the EFL/ESL classroom. It is considered a very versatile subject and is generally considered one of the most difficult subjects to teach. Central to teaching literature in the classroom is to let students be involved in the experience and let them observe life more closely.