摘要:Teaching and learning literature represent a major component of the instructional process in the philological departments of Romanian universities.As practising teachers,we have noticed that learners are not intrinsically motivated for reading literature,in spite of the cultural and aesthetic experience they might enjoy.Our study aims to identify and examine students'views about reading and studying literature in the context of the higher education reform in Romania.It also attempts to assess the extent to which modern teaching literature techniques have been implemented in academic instruction contributing to the increase of learners'interest in reading literary works.