Abstract:
The teaching of English through literature has become a central component and
source of the language curriculum as well as a crucial aim of English instruction. As times
change, pedagogies improve and the Israeli educational system, as an integral part of the
society, has progressed. Israel has refined the English curriculum every decade since 1973,
enabling learners to embrace the challenges of each century. The curriculum has always
emphasized the importance of English teaching in addition to recently highlighting and
stressing the use of literature as a tool in teaching English as a second or foreign language in
Israeli classroom.