Introduction to English Literature for Arab Students

Abstract

When a professor prepares an introduction that has this name, s/he has to deal with a lot of ​​literary works. S/he has a single semester and a limited number of hours to accomplish the mission. What could s/he do? This prompts him/her to set limits and work on them. As we know, specifying one work for each literary genre does not mean much, but this is the only option whenever you teach non-native students. After realizing the shortcomings of the prescribed plans and their negative effects on teaching English literature to non-native speakers, I prefer to introduce my experience, and share my opinion with my colleagues in the field. Hence, I rely on my experience as a background for what I discuss in this article. I conclude that the goal of the course should focus primarily on the culture of the source language. It should be offered to students at a level that allows them to discuss, read, and criticize, and not be offered to beginners who find it difficult to master all of these literary skills. I will present this topic from personal experience and discuss it in this article.