Preliminary

While reading any authentic literature pupils are naturally taken to stories. Using literature in
classes can increase pupils reading comprehension skills. Pupils can learn about culture and
social background of main heroes in the book and better understanding of historical events
as well.
Pupils need to feel that they can relate to what they are reading. Reading literature promotes
cultural understanding and awareness, trains mind and literature itself can be memorized.
Literature is open to interpretation. It can serve as a basis for authentic interaction between
pupils.
From my experiences as a teacher I know that a good teacher must be enthusiastic to engage
students more in the learning problems. While working on a project a teacher should
become a guider, a facilitator or a follower. A teacher should enjoy the hunt for knowledge
and share the enjoyment. Meeting the needs of the pupils is a part of teaching. The project
work is also possibility to understand more of my pupils and their skills.
Many pupils have opportunity to travel or to study in English speaking countries.
Familiarity with culture symbols helps students to feel more confident and fluent. They need
to become aware of the lifestyles of people in the different culture. That is what I believe that
pupils should start in primary schools to learn about different cultures when learning the
foreign language. Involvements of real books and stories instead of just course books is
therefore the opportunity to teach cultural, geographical or social images.