مجلة الآداب و العلوم الإجتماعية
Volume 20, Numéro 1, Pages 306-313
2023-06-08

Tropes-based Difficulties Encoutering Algerian Efl Students In Interpreting Literary Text

Authors : Benguega Souad .

Abstract

Though literature can develop communicative competence, EFL students lack enthusiasm toward learning literature because they are unable to interpret literary text in which the meaning is transferred due to the tropes. This study aims at investigating tropes- related difficulties that Algerian EFL students encounter when interpreting a literary text. To achieve this goal, a questionnaire administered to 30 at English department- Kasdi Merbah University. The findings show that students encounter tropes-based difficulties when interpreting a literary text. These encouraging results offer a viable starting-point for teaching EFL students tropes to increase their interpretation of literary text and promote their reading skill.

Keywords

EFL students, Literary text, Reading Skill, Interpretation, Tropes- based difficulties