Problems in Studying Literature

1. Random selection of texts

1.1. Choice of texts plays a crucial role .

1.1.1. It hinders or enhances the process of studying literature.

1.2. The teachers select texts from an alien culture.

1.2.1. Text are different from student's socio cultural background.

1.3. Texts were written in an incomprehensible language.

1.3.1. Texts make student struggle hard to get the meaning of the text.

2. Lack of background knowledge about the author's life and the prevailing social climate

2.1. Problems

2.1.1. Background knowledge is related to author's life.

2.1.2. Students focus on content and ignore the background of author's life.

2.1.3. The literary characteristic

2.2. The concequences of these problems

2.2.1. Students face a serious difficulty in the process of analyses and assessment.

2.2.2. Students may misinterpret the author's life background.

2.3. The way to solve the problem

2.3.1. The necessary information

2.3.2. The background of the literary text

2.3.3. John Donne's poems