@article{oai:sucra.repo.nii.ac.jp:00017802, author = {宇田, 和子 and ハリダ・ベグ, マトーヴァ}, issue = {1}, journal = {埼玉大学紀要. 教育学部, Journal of Saitama University. Faculty of Education}, month = {}, note = {Many Saitama University students belonging to the Faculty of Education want to take an English teacher’s license. In order to take this license, to earn four academic credit units in literature is compulsory; students come to Uda’s literature course every year. However, in 2009, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology issued a “New Teaching Guidelines”. About English education, the new guidelines put more emphasis on “communication”. Besides the national educational policy, the whole world in the 21st century is getting more globalized and the needs for practical English are getting higher. In these circumstances, what is the meaning of leaning literature? How do Saitama University students think about literature? Kazuko Uda and Kholida Gegmatova made a joint research about the meaning of literature through two class meetings in Uda’s literature course. The result was that the students found out the power of literature for our life and for practical communication. English literature benefits English education., text, application/pdf}, pages = {27--33}, title = {Role of English Literature in English Education<教育科学>}, volume = {66}, year = {2017}, yomi = {ウダ, カズコ and ハリダ・ベグマトーヴァ} }