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Teaching English through Literature as Part of the Israeli English Curriculum
Teaching English through Literature as Part of the Israeli English Curriculum

Author(s): Amira Rabah Asadi
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Other Language Literature
Published by: Editura Politehnica
Keywords: Israel; Curriculum; Bagrut Exams; Literature; Second Language; Foreign language

Summary/Abstract: The teaching of English through literature has become a central component and source of the language curriculum as well as a crucial aim of English instruction. As times change, pedagogies improve and the Israeli educational system, as an integral part of the society, has progressed. Israel has refined the English curriculum every decade since 1973, enabling learners to embrace the challenges of each century. The curriculum has always emphasized the importance of English teaching in addition to recently highlighting and stressing the use of literature as a tool in teaching English as a second or foreign language in Israeli classroom.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 80-88
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English