Abstract :
Literature is one of the most important elements of foreign languageteaching. As a part of culture, literature taking place in English languageteaching contributes to students in different ways. As reading,understanding and studying literary works require to be at high levels forthe students both at language and literary competence, literature cannottake place in the beginning level foreign language classes at primaryschools. Young learners and teenagers will enjoy the literary texts which arecarefully chosen and appropriate to the level of the students and which arepresented through interesting activities. In this way, not only students’ motivationcan be increased but also students can develop love and gain attentionto literature. To promote awareness in the field of literature, shortchildren poems, relevant to the language level and interests of the childrencan be used in foreign language classes. In this work, supported withdifferent language activities, the use of poetry will be exemplified for thebeginning level students of foreign language teaching at primary schools.
