"Teaching English through Literature as part of the Israeli English Curriculum"

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.