Literature Circles in EFL Curricula: Establishing a Framework

Abstract

Incorporating literature circles in EFL curricula provides practical 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—to 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 strategies that encourage the use of learners’ prior experience and cultural background.