LITERATURE CIRCLES IN EFL CURRICULA: ESTABLISHING A FRAMEWORK

Abstract

Incorporating literature circles in EFL curricula provides pratical teaching-learning strategies that work for secondary schools as well as colleges or universities. This paper presents a three-step framework- pre-reading, discussion, and project and evaluation for teachers to design literature-related activities as well as help foreign language students achieve a true personal encounter with texts, and interpret, appreciate, and gain satisfaction from them. The paper concludes with a discussion on some teaching stratefies that encourage the use of learners' prior experience and cultural backgrounds.