skills such as writing sentences from given words, a short paragraph from a given extract and an individual response. Furthermore, some teachers believe that the literature component should be tested during the main exam. They suggest that 20% be allocated to the literature section. For example, paper 1 – 40%, paper 2 – 40% and contemporary literature – 20% (Cheng, 2007). This would bring a total of 100% rather than not evaluating the literature at all on the exam. Lazar (2005) asserted that literature is a material for inspiration, a terrain that encourages the acquisition and awareness of language, an entry into other cultures and a path for development. critical, aesthetic and artistic thinking. Literature can possibly develop an overall individual. According to a survey conducted in various secondary schools in Johor Bahru to determine teachers' and students' perceptions towards the literary component, most teachers and students generally agreed with the incorporation of literature in English . They believe that literature has a crucial role to play in sparking students' interest in learning English, developing their language skills and expanding their vocabulary. Literature has been seen as the driving force that can cultivate students' reading habit and develop personal response. However, this sometimes does not apply in an actual classroom setting. Indeed, 93.3% of teachers place more emphasis on preparing students for exams than on creating opportunities for students to cultivate reading habits for meaningful purposes. (Ismail et al., 2008). Furthermore, Lau (2002) indicates that classroom literature lessons should be learner-centered. The role of the teacher in a classroom functions as a resource provider...... middle of paper ...... and to actual language samples and literary texts as well, students can get acquainted with many different linguistic forms, functions and communicative forms. Then, cultural enrichment through literary texts can be injected by helping students understand how communication takes place in that particular country. Through literary texts accompanied by colorful images and locations, readers discover thoughts, customs and traditions in which characters from various social and regional backgrounds can be described. Furthermore, literature greatly expands learners' cultural grammar. Apparently, literature also provides learners with a full range of lexical and syntactic material. Students can discover a variety of ways to connect ideas that will improve and enrich their own language abilities. Finally, personal involvement encouraged