چکیده (انگلیسی):

English Literature in Malaysian Secondary Schools context has evolved from being a
core part of the English Language curriculum to a point of near-extinction only to
re-emerge in the twenty-first century in a strongerform. English Literature is aimed
at developing language proficiency and nurturing the love for reading in Malaysian
education system. In August 2012, the Minister of Education has announced the reintroduction of English Literature subject in secondary schools, aiming at improving
the education system. This has invited streams of mixed responses from various
parties. Therefore, this study functions as the platform to provide an insight on the
level of readiness among the English teachers, in terms of their pedagogical skills,
proposed activities and attitudes towards Literature. With that, 320 English teachers
in Sarawak, Malaysia were given questionnaires and 32 of them were interviewed to
validate the findings. SPSS Version 21 was utilised to generate the findings. The
results indicated their high level of readiness in teaching Literature as a subject
though almost half of the respondents were not aware and ready of the
proclamation. Hence, it shows that teachers are aspired to act as the catalysts in
working towards the improvement of Malaysia EnglishEducation.
Keywords: Literature, ESL, Malaysian Education System, Readiness, Attitude,
Teachers