Importance of Teaching English Literature to the Cadets

Abstract

This study aims at appraising the importance of teaching English literature to the cadets of Sudanese Military College. The population of this study are students of different sections of the Sudanese Military College. A questionnaire was conducted to the students of different sections and expert teachers were interviewed to collect the data required for analysis. All the hypotheses of the study were confirmed to be valid. The findings of the study have also shown : 1. The military students are interested and have positive altitudes towords learning English literature. 2. General Head Quarters of the of the Sudanese Army has exerted big efforts to establish academic institutes to teach English language to the army personnel. 3. There are some difficulties that may face the military students when they attempting to learn English literature. According to the above mentioned findings, the researcher recommended the following: 1. Establishing specialized mechanism to specify the needs of the armed forces in the fields of foreign languages and to propose how to fufill theses needs. 2. Inserting English language as a subject in the promotion examinations for the officers. 3. Establishing a military libraries equipped with human cadre and modern equipments. 4. Cooperation with famous military academics to train the military students, as well as the junior officers.