Investigating EFL Learners’ Attitudes towards Literature Teaching Methods: Case of 2nd Year LMD Students at the University of Tlemcen

Abstract

The study investigates the teaching of literature in the EFL context. It attempts to elicit the students‘ attitudes towards literature and the different methods employed by teachers. The findings of the study indicate that students hold mixed feelings towards literature. The second finding is that literature teaching is still teacher-fronted. The study has also shown that a great number of the students have displayed their dissatisfaction with the way literature is being instructed. The recommendations put forward include an urgent need to more student-centred teaching philosophy that is basically task based oriented and that also calls for more cooperative learning. The suggestions, equally, make a place for technology in the literature classroom.