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A Pedagogical Exploration of the Challenges and Efficacy Performance in Integrating Literature into Language Teaching

Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The adoption of contemporary teaching ideas in language education has been influenced by psychological, linguistic, political, and pedagogical perspectives derived from "a mixture of assertion, theory, observation, and experiment" over the past century. In the past few decades, literature has been regarded as a significant instrument in teaching foreign languages. It is a critical element of language acquisition and education. Nevertheless, there are certain obstacles to the integration of language and literature. The initial obstacle is the absence of suitable pedagogical instruments for teaching language through literature. The second obstacle is the absence of adequate literary preparation for language instruction. The third issue is the absence of sufficient objectives to recognise the significance of literature in language acquisition. Numerous academicians have endeavoured to integrate literature into the teaching of language; however, their objectives remain incomplete as a result of their lack of expertise in the respective discipline. Consequently, in order to address research voids, we are integrating language and literature by delineating the purpose of language education in accordance with the expectations and desires of learners. Subsequently, it is imperative that we determine an appropriate language instructional approach. Third, it is imperative to select literary materials that are pertinent to the educational objectives. Lastly, the statistical Likert scale can be employed to evaluate the efficacy of the teaching. The results have shown that literary works improve students' linguistic skills, emotional development, and creativity.
DOI: 10.56294/sctconf20251461
Language: English
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407650266
FWCI: 3.861
Cites: 21
Cited by: 1
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