The Use of Children's Literature in English Language Teaching Classes

There has always been a prejudice against the place of literature in ELT/ESL classes. It is either found to be beyond the proficiency levels of the students or is seen as a supporting type of activity but not as an integral part of the process of learning and teaching. Yet, if ELT teachers have a formula or a practicable model to employ literature as a good alternative for typical reading texts which are mostly lacking interest or substance, then it will perhaps be possible for them to realize the feasibility of literature with the various possibilities it may offer. I hope this study will be a guide especially to ELT/ESL teachers who want to teach language more effectively by developing learners¿ literary competences while helping them internalize cultural, intellectual and linguistic dimensions of English Language Teaching.