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Tel: +66818204402. E-mail: [akkarapon.nm@bru.ac.th](akkarapon.nm@bru.ac.th)  \nReceived: January 24, 2023  \ndoi:10.5430/wjel.v13n5p26  \nAccepted: February 27, 2023 Online Published: March 17, 2023 URL: [https://doi.org/10.5430/wjel.v13n5p26](https://doi.org/10.5430/wjel.v13n5p26)  \nAbstract  \nThe first goal of this quantitative and qualitative study was 1) to look at students' perceptions of reading novels in EFL classes, 2) to learn what teachers think about the benefits of teaching novels in language classes, 3) to determine whether reading novels may inspire students, broaden their cultural awareness, and increase their language proficiency, and 4) to pinpoint potential difficulties that students might encounter while studying novels. The samples included 24 English professors who are currently teaching novels at chosen universities in Myanmar, together with 71 third-to fourth-year English specialized students. They were chosen using the purposive sampling technique. The data were gathered via a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews with a few teachers. Percentage, mean, and standard deviation statistics were used to assess the quantitative data. The results indicated that students' opinions toward reading novels in EFL lessons were favorable. The teachers'conversation showed several difficulties and benefits of using novels. The results have instructional value for EFL instruction since they show how well-received a novel was in an EFL class, the benefits it offered, and the difficulties it presented with reading.  \nKeywords: novels, EFL teaching, language classroom  \n1. Introduction  \nThe world of literature is one filled with ideas, visions, sentiments, emotions, thoughts, and beauty. Because it gives them knowledge of the language itself and the culture of the English-speaking world, reading and studying literature is a common strategy used to raise pupils'proficiency in English (Kataja, 2018) . The use of literature in language learning to foster language progress, personal growth, and cultural enrichment is widely endorsed by researchers (Altun, 2018) . On the one hand, some studies delay the use of literature in language learning because they believe that readers cannot comprehend literary works until they are linguistically competent.  \nTo promote linguistic fluency, Mart (2017) asserted that several scholars favor the incorporation of literature in language acquisition at all levels. In other words, when exposed to literary works, language learners become aware of the diverse usage patterns of the target language. Siaj & Farrah (2018) said that \"using literary genres in the language classroom has several benefits, including the authenticity of the literary work, the richness of the language, the breadth of imagination and creativity, and the process of critical thinking.\" Authenticity, motivation, language improvement, cultural enrichment, personal involvement, creativity, and the development of critical thinking are just a few advantages of reading literary works in general and novels in particular, according to the results of the current study. This finding indicates that most students and teachers concur with this statement.  \n1.1 Benefits of Using Novels in the Classroom  \nThe advantages of attempting to teach any genre of literature, including poetry, theater, novels, and short stories, as part of an English language curriculum have been hotly debated over the past few decades. According to Lazar (1990), Meloni (1994), Hişmanoğlu (2005), Uyemura (2006), Gareis et al. 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