Literature as a Tool to Learn English as a Foreign Language

In the process of teaching English as a foreign language (EFL), students should be exposed to the real use of the language. To this end, the use of authentic materials, such as the use of unabridged and unleveled novels, and the cooperative CIRC model offer a unique opportunity to learn the language in a contextualized way, while enhancing the learners' cultural competence. To show how literary pieces can be used efficiently in the EFL classroom, an exploratory empirical intervention is carried out in which quantitative data are analyzed. A statistical study that provides objective data on the suitability of the methodological proposal of this study is presented.