Efl Teachers’ Attitudes Towards the Literature Coursestaught At the English Language Department of Kasdi Merbahuniversity- Ouargla

A number of studies were carried out to investigate the impact of using literature in englishlanguage teaching. these studies reached some significant findings that can be used to deal with thepossible impact of literature. in the algerian context of efl, teachers have got their worries aboutteaching literature. among these worries were whether algerian students are equipped to handleliterature and whether efl teachers are capable of managing such a course. the present paper comesto shed light on efl teachers’ attitudes towards literature and their perception of the used strategies.most teachers at algerian universities were optimistic about the effort put forward by the ministry ofhigher education and scientific research, and were willing to contribute towards the success of thenew lmd curriculum. to continue the efforts made so far, this study is seen as a vital step to revisitand evaluate the situation of the literature courses taught at the english language department of kasdimerbah university. this is an important effort as a follow-up to see how teachers are currentlyadapting to the literature courses after the new lmd syllabi of literature were first introduced.through a twenty-five item questionnaire designed by the two researchers and in the light of the datagathered from the respondents, the department’s teachers support the use of literature in the eflcurriculum and emphasize that literature has a great role in enhancing the teaching learning process.as the findings of the questionnaire suggest, teachers of literature at the english language departmenthave showed their willingness to help their students in understanding and interpreting literary texts.the questionnaire has also revealed that some aspects in the new syllabi of the literature courses couldbe reconsidered and reviewed in order to introduce new teaching approaches