People think teaching students the literature of their own country will be better instead of other countries. While I accept that students should be encouraged literature works of their own culture, I also believe that studying foreign literature is equally fundamental.
On the one hand, when students are acquiring knowledge about their own culture by learning literature in their school, they are likely to enrich their knowledge and broaden their horizons about culture and tradition in their country. For instance, it helps locals improve their patriotism and feel take pride in their culture. Secondly, national literary works to give students an insight into their own culture. For example, through traditional literature, namely fairy tales, legends and fables, students can become familiar with their traditions, native terms and also national values which have been passed down from generation to generation. As a result, they will naturally develop a sense of national identity and patriotism. On the other hand, studying foreign literature is also advantageous for the following reasons. To begin with, it gives learners opportunities to expand their horizons by showing them a bigger picture of the outside world. Having access to foreign historical events and cultures, commentaries on politics, society, and stereotypes in literature from countries abroad will foster students’ awareness of the diversity of the world. Additionally, the students will be equipped with a broader range of knowledge to help them be more prepared for the globalized world that we are living in today. To be more specific, the students will have a grasp of the culture of foreign countries and how to adapt themselves in terms of manners, customs or behaviours if they live in that new environment or dealing with foreigners. In conclusion, it seems to me that there is a need to teach both local and foreign literature at schools so that students can develop comprehensively.
People
think
teaching
students
the
literature
of their
own
country
will be better
instead
of other
countries
. While I accept that
students
should
be encouraged
literature
works of their
own
culture
, I
also
believe that studying
foreign
literature
is
equally
fundamental.
On the one hand, when
students
are acquiring knowledge about their
own
culture
by learning
literature
in their school, they are likely to enrich their knowledge and broaden their horizons about
culture
and tradition in their
country
.
For instance
, it
helps
locals
improve
their patriotism and feel take pride in their
culture
.
Secondly
, national literary works to give
students
an insight into their
own
culture
.
For example
, through traditional
literature
,
namely
fairy tales, legends and fables,
students
can become familiar with their traditions, native terms and
also
national values which have
been passed
down from generation to generation.
As a result
, they will
naturally
develop a sense of national identity and patriotism.
On the other hand
, studying
foreign
literature
is
also
advantageous for the following reasons. To
begin
with, it gives learners opportunities to expand their horizons by showing them a bigger picture of the outside world. Having access to
foreign
historical
events
and
cultures
, commentaries on politics, society, and stereotypes in
literature
from
countries
abroad will foster
students’
awareness of the diversity of the world.
Additionally
, the
students
will
be equipped
with a broader range of knowledge to
help
them be more prepared for the globalized world that we are living in
today
. To be more specific, the
students
will have a grasp of the
culture
of
foreign
countries
and how to adapt themselves in terms of manners, customs or
behaviours
if they
live
in that new environment or dealing with foreigners.
In conclusion
, it seems to me that there is a need to teach both local and
foreign
literature
at schools
so
that
students
can develop
comprehensively
.