ELTWeekly Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue#91 | June 27, 2011

The importance of the study of literature has not been realised in the modern world. The career-oriented learning system and the skill-based approach to education have eroded the study of humanities to a great extent. The question, whether the study of humanities is relevant, seems to have almost taken an answer ‘no’ from the mass, whereas, the very terminology ‘humanities’ explains its relevance to the professional students and other students universally.

English Literature is extensively used in schools and colleges all over the world and the research on the topic ‘Language through Literature’ has almost been exhaustively made, ignoring some other facets beyond this dimension, which are yet to be explored. Language proficiency is not the only positive result a literature class can provide, but other innumerable benefits.

English Communication, as a skill, is normally developed in students in various institutions as part of a skill based learning system. Various colleges in the developing countries have incorporated the LSRW in the fluid and the fixed text. Communication, thus emphasized, is pursued as the one and only outcome of the foundation course in colleges and the study of literature has taken a back seat. (more…)