Some people believe that it is more important to teach secondary/high school students literature of their own country, while others think that it is more important to study literature from all over the world. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Literature

is an aspect of the English language. It is a special highlight of skilful communication. The

study

of

literature

has generated some concerns. A group suggests high school

students

should be made to learn the

literature

of their own nation whilst others opine it is more significant for these

students

to

study

literature

from around the globe. My essay seeks to look at both views. I will give my

opinion

. On the one hand,

literature

is an art of communication that depicts culture.

For example

, studying Ghanaian

literature

books at secondary school made me appreciate skilful writing. I developed respect for a particular writer Naa Afarley Sackeyfio whose works were exemplary. I was equipped to understand certain parts of our culture but beyond that nothing more. I was a Science student and had 8 subjects to

study

.

Literature

although

a core subject, was somewhat difficult to understand. I think it was a good decision to limit the scope of our

literature

study

to our Ghanaian culture.

Hence

, the work we had to do was lessened. I am of the

opinion

that studying the

literature

of your country will afford

students

the time to focus on the curriculum they have to cover and know it well.

On the other hand

, studying the

literature

of other countries is just a way to overwhelm

students

.

For instance

, it is common knowledge that schooling in itself is a full-time task.

Students

without having to do extra activity, are already occupied with a wide range of responsibilities. These stem from having to learn several subjects to complete a level. Each subject has recommended textbooks and other materials that

students

are required to memorise. There have been reports of pupils expressing challenges with having to read and remember so much information for different subjects some of which may actually not be of use in a person's future career. All of these are already

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for

students

to execute. In an actual sense, learning the

literature

of foreign countries is of no use to a person living in a different nation.

Therefore

, I am of the

opinion

that learners should not be given the additional burden of studying the

literature

of some foreign country.

To sum up

, the

study

of

literature

is important. But, I am of the

opinion

the scope of learning

literature

should focus on the country a person lives in.