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TEACHING NOVELS TO IMPROVE EFL SKILLS: USEFUL TIPS

The teaching of novels in the EFL classroom requires strategies and approaches which can account for the distinctive features of long fiction. Moreover, in EEL learning situations, the instructor needs to take into consideration that the students are non-native speakers of English. Thus, the study of novels may involve an approach to texts as linguistic resources as well as cultural artefacts. Theoretically, a novel is a literary genre which consists of three interrelated components: the story, the language, and the style of presentation. Thus, initially, the teaching of novels should be concerned with enabling students to experience novels, and later enable them to describe and eventually account for the experience by making critical comments. Therefore, the following issues should be carefully investigated: