Literature in the Classroom : How Literature Works in a Language Classroom

Proceedings The 8th International Seminar : Engaging with Literature Creatively. The Faculty of Language and Literature Satya Wacana Christian University Salatiga, p. 102 – 113This paper attempts to find relevant theories that would underlie the study being conducted by the researchers. The study aims to bring literary texts into class and they become the resources to enhance students’ vocabulary, syntactic knowledge, as well as the skills in understanding the texts deeply. Furthermore, the proficiency of the learners would simultaneously develop. Researching various references, some underlining theories are figured out and would become the bases to carry out the study. The theories reveal some facts how literature would be very resourceful for language teaching and increase students’ motivation. Besides to make literature works for language class, approaches to employ literature for classroom activities are also identified. By applying the underlying theories, the researchers would carryout a research in order to see the effectiveness of using literary works for students to gain better proficienc