Reading literature enhances ESL students' knowledge of culture and society. This knowledge is not gained easily through other sources; it is too complicated to be captured by any single piece of expository writing. Language is associated with culture. That is, language is the carrier of cultural messages. As such, literature is very significant when employed in teaching a language. Literature is culture. Narrations are often built upon the perspective of one main character who is experiencing the pains of growing up. This makes reading literary texts a drastically different experience from that of reading explanatory articles, the most commonly seen type of literature in ESL reading. Undoubtedly, "the English curriculum is a place for enjoying and reflecting on... cultural resources, debating their values, and imagining and designing... futures" (Goodwyn, 2009: 12). In this way, literature prepares good source and context to contextualize these activities. A good story book not only informs ESL students the situation and development of an event; it also connects readers to the event to gain an insight, rather than an overview, of English culture and society. English teachers should acquaint themselves with language use to develop their own competence and understand language as a social phenomenon [...]. Pesquisar por imag Fonte: KESHAVARZI, A. Use of literature in teaching English. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, n. 46, p. 554-559, dez. 2012. 0 ensino de literatura, nas aulas de língua inglesa, pode ser impactado pelas concepções de linguagem e de texto que fundamentem a prática pedagógica. 0 texto apresentado traz contribuições quanto à abordagem do texto para além de aspectos estruturais. A partir da perspectiva do texto, analise as sentenças a seguir: I.O ensino de literatura necessita diversificar e ampliar 0 volume de obras lidas ao longo do processo educativo. II. A literatura apresenta, dentre outras, a possibilidade de explorar aspectos culturais e a linguagem em uso. III. Para que docentes obtenham sucesso no ensino de língua estrangeira, a literatura deve ser explorada em níveis mais avançados. IV. A literatura, ao fazer parte do currículo, pode contribuir com imaginação, debate de valores e insights. É correto 0 que se afirma em: A) le III, apenas. B) II e III, apenas. C) II e IV, apenas. D) le II, apenas. E) III e IV, apenas.