English Literature is losing its status in society today. This is reflected by the changes effected in the Secondary School curriculum. Traditionally, English Literature carried its own slots on the timetable. It was a subject in and of itself. However in most Secondary Schools today, English Literature has been merged with English Language, to the extent that English Literature no longer has a separate slot on the timetable. What's worse is that the number of English Language slots have not increased to accommodate or satisfy that change. The scheduling of English Literature classes have been left to the discretion or indiscretion of the Language Arts teachers.
Clearly, English Literature is slowly losing its prestige. It is no longer being viewed as an asset required by students to lay the foundation for their intellectual maturation in all other subject and content areas.
To be continued...(Do the books taught at the Secondary School level reflect the principles of Adolescent Literature?)
To be continued...(Do the books taught at the Secondary School level reflect the principles of Adolescent Literature?)
