Learning language skills through poetry

Abstract

Poetry is an efficacious source that can effectively be used in teaching English language to improve students’ English language skills, including grammar and vocabulary. It deals with human interest, universal themes and offers chances for learners to express their feelings and emotions. Also poetry can play a significant role in language learning in general and English poems can be used in the language classrooms for effective language learning in our universities.
 Of course there are some of the difficulties may the teachers face while teaching English through poetry, like the students’ proficiency level and what kind of methods can the teachers use while teaching and the chosen poetry texts. Thus, this paper aims to explore the advantages and challenges of teaching English through poetry to students in our universities in Libya, through which suggestions will be made for teachers in selecting poetry materials for English language teaching, in addition to other suggested teaching methods for students of English departments. So in this respect, this study provides an important insight into the use of poetry as a successful tool in teaching languages.