TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgement
Chapter I: Introduction
I.1.Rationale……………………………………………………………………….……………...1
I.2.Aims……………………………………………………………………………..……………..2
I.3.Scope ………………………………………………………………………….……………….2
I.4.Object…………………………………………………………………………..……………...2
I.5.Method…………………………………………………………………………..……….........3
I.6.Design of the study…………………………………………………………….……….........3
Chapter II: Literature Review ……………………………………………….……………...4
II.1. Literature…………………………………………………………………….………………4
II.1.1. Definition………………………………………………………………….………………4
II.1.2. Genres …………………………………………………………………….……………….5
II.1.3. What makes literature distinctive from other texts ………………….………………5
II.1.4. Literature and language teaching ……………………………………….……………..6
II.1.4.1. Why use literature in language classroom. ………………………….……………..6
II.1.4.2 Literature in the ESL classroom……………………….……………….……………..9
II.1. 4.2.1.Poetry in the ESL classroom………………………………………….…………....9
II.1. 4.2.2.Short story and its advantages in language classroom…………….…………..10
II.2. Reading comprehension …………………………………………………….…………..11
II.2.1. Reading comprehension and its roles in language learning………….……………11
II.2.2. Reader and the text……………………………...………………………………………11
II.2.3. Students’ difficulties with reading………………………….…………………………12
II.3. Literature and Reading……………………………..…………………………………….13
II.3.1. Some links between reading skills and literary skills……………..………………..13
II.3.2. Efferent reading and aesthetic reading……………………………….………………14
Chapter III: Methodology……………………………………………………………………15
III.1.The setting………………………………………………………………………………….16
III.2.The subjects………………………………………………………………..………………16
III.3.Data collection instruments………………………………………..…….………………17
Chapter IV: Results and Discussion……………………………………….………………19