INVESTIGATING EFFECTIVENESS OF LITERARY LINGUISTICS: COLLEGE TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT TEACHING ENGLISH THROUGH LITERATURE IN ESL/EFL CLASSROOMS

Abstract

Since the late 1980s, literary linguistics has been seen as an always available source offering the real elements for foreign language education. Though an increasing body of studies has validated and backed its linguistic, cultural, cognitive, and aesthetic advantages, it still plays a limited role in many EFL/ESL texts, classrooms, and courses overall. The study aims to investigate the causes, issues, and reasons behind possible obstacles for college English teachers employing literature in the language classroom. Semi-structured interviews allow one to investigate EFL/ESL teachers' impressions and experience of teaching English through literature. The results greatly advanced knowledge of contemporary methods including the functions literature now serves in EFL/ESL classrooms in Multan city. It has also underlined the need of using literature more widely in EFL/ESL classrooms.