The Benefits Associated With Teaching Asian Literature in the Saudi Educational System

Alqahtani, Mohammed Thafir

doi:10.21608/ajsr.2022.236289

The Benefits Associated With Teaching Asian Literature in the Saudi Educational System

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Mohammed Thafir Alqahtani

10.21608/ajsr.2022.236289

Abstract

As a result of the various impacts of globalization, there has been an increasing concern in teaching Asian literature in the Saudi educational system. The purpose of this study is to investigate the connection between the desire to improve the educational system in Saudi Arabia in the age of globalization and the rationale behind teaching Asian literature in Saudi Arabia. Using detailed analysis, this study analysed the different effects of globalization on education and the need to reform the educational system in Saudi Arabia since the inception of Saudi Arabia in 1932 despite the different challenges which faced the process of modernizing this system in Saudi Arabia. The study also highlighted how studying literature got less attention in the last few decades. This paper tackled the benefits of teaching Asian literature into the Saudi educational system at all levels as the reform focused on having global-minded students who are aware of cultural differences worldwide. It also discussed the benefits of teaching literature to students at all levels in a globalized world. The study definitively answers the question “Why should Saudi educational practices incorporate the teaching of Asian literature at all academic levels?”. It also discussed how teaching methods are affected accordingly. Teaching multicultural and Asian literature in Saudi Arabia may provide a solution to the challenges facing Saudi Arabia’s educational system through creating citizens who are aware of cultural differences and are also able to be an effective part of the world of globalization through the application of creative teaching approaches.

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