Implementing the Whole Language Approach in “ Selected Readings of English and American Literature” Course

This article explores the ways and activities designed on the Whole Language Approach to foster learners’ integrated language skills and their ability to read and appreciate great English literary works. Based on the major principles of Whole Language instruction, the course syllabus requires that learners read and write on massive amount of English literary works to achieve fluency in reading and writing and use the language in collaborative groups or in a workshop atmosphere. The student-centered activities are designed and practiced with satisfactory results. The holistic assessment of students’ work is also discussed in the paper. The paper concludes with the claim that implementing the Whole Language Approach in “Selected Readings of English and American Literature” contributes both to students’ holistic language skills and to cooperative learning in small groups.