Vol. 9, Issue 6, Part C (2023)

Abstract
Literature and language go hand in hand, one is lame without the other. It is impossible to imagine literature without language, as language is the tool a writer employs to give vent to his expressions and emotions. Though English is a foreign language, we feel handicapped without it, we cannot imagine our life without it. The traditional teachers considered language and literature as different realms of study, but recent studies have shown that literature can be effectively employed to develop linguistic skills i.e. listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and to develop mastery over language as well. The present paper will throw a flood light on the relationship between language teaching and literature and will provide effective tips to the teacher to use literary texts for inculcating linguistic skills in the students.