The idea that the primary purpose of teaching English as a foreign language is to enable students to converse fluently in the language being studied is what leads many teachers to feel that the primary focus of an English as a Foreign Language class should be solely on the mastery of linguistic aspects. Further, a current trend in EFL education shows the significance of integrating literature because it can serve as an actual example of how language should be used. This is because literature has great potential to provide an authentic model of language use (Yule, 2020). Short stories seem to be the most appropriate choice for this purpose among the various literary genres because of their potential to assist students in more effectively enhancing all four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) due to the motivational benefit that is embedded in the stories themselves. This article's objective is to acquaint teachers of English as a foreign language with the help of including short stories into EFL instruction. Following the presentation of the criteria for picking a short narrative, the conversation will center on how to take use of a short story to improve students' linguistic abilities (Lynos, 1995).

Short story, Language Skills