ABSTRACT

The aim of this study is to discuss how to teach literature in EFL classes in general and how to teach a novel in particular. First of all, I will mention about the background to the study as well as the aim and the scope. Secondly, I will touch on language competence and literary competence. Then, It will be given the importance of style. I discuss students should know the style which is used by a writer to evaluate a work of art. It will be reviewed about the structure of the novel. Since the aim of this work is to show how to study a novel, we should learn the structure of it before evaluating the novel. Finally, It will be explained how to teach a novel in practice.