The Constraints in Making Use of Literary Works in ELT Classroom

Making use of literary works in classroom is challenging especially in English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom. The lecturers and students need to deal with these challenges wisely. This paper tries to map out the constraints in using literary works in EFL classroom. Fifty-two students of English Education Department of Ahmad Dahlan University serve as respondents of this research. The students filled the questionnaire given and interviews were conducted to complete the data. Based on this research, it has been found that the students’ constraints in using literary works in ELT classroom are inability to use literary works in all subjects, limited time to read literary works in the classroom, low comprehension of literary works and limited knowledge and vocabularies in using of literary works in ELT classroom. Keywords: EFL classroom, Literary works, Map ou