Learning English Language through Literature at BS level: A Case Study at The Institute of Southern Punjab Multan

Abstract

Literature plays a vital role in our society. It advocates and reflects the different aspects of our society. Literary studies as an independent discipline is providing different academic and professional opportunities to the students and academia in its own right. In linguistics, literature is seen as a tool for language teaching as literary works involve real life language. Literature provides an exciting and interesting platform for the learners. The current study is intended to examine the opinions and attitudes of the university students about the usefulness of literature to learn English language at the Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan. It is a small-scale quantitative studycomprising the population of 20 students of BS English program. The data was collected through convenient sampling from the students. The structured interviews were conducted to collect data. Close-ended questions were developed to obtain views and opinions of the university students about the effectiveness of using literature to teach the different segments of language. The findings of present research suggest that most of the students have positive perceptions towards the usage of literature for the learning of English. The findings also suggest that integrating literature can contribute to the development of the particular language of the learners of English language if it is implemented and planned properly.