Teaching literature :why , what and how

الملخص

                   The  present paper aims at showing why is literature beneficial in the language learning process? What works are appropriate in Foreign – language classroom? How can we rethink the way we present and use literature in order to develop a broader range of activities which are more involving for our students ?

Literature invites you to share in human experience. It makes you more fully aware of how other human beings think and feel.

Literature “hold the mirror” up to life ,but it is more active than a mirror .Unlike a mirror ,it selects what is important . It finds a pattern in what it sees ; it meaning .Readers who love imaginative literature know that it enriches their lives .It helps them understand what it means to be human .(Guth & Rico , 2003 ,p.1