The Value of Literature in Jamaican Schools

Literature is commonly seen to be unrelated to the Jamaican education system, especially at the secondary education level. This theme is considered to be reading books only. This part is correct as it needs a lot of reading, but literature has many "advantages". Literature allows students to improve their abilities in many courses and disciplines. Literature is very important in Jamaica's school. Because if all junior high school students study this course, the fight against English is not so burdensome. Literature supports languages.

Jamaican culture is a product of the interaction between Europe and Africa. However, terms such as "African-centered" and "European-centered" are often used to denote the duality of Jamaican cultural heritage and values. The influence of Europe will last for public institutions, medicine, worship and art of Christianity. However, African religious life, Jamaican creole, food, proverbs, drumming, Jamaican music and dance rhythm, traditional medicine (related to herbal therapy and psychotherapy) and Anansi story, spider continuous African continuity

Literature Indian, Chinese, Jewish and European people brought their written tradition, but the majority of current literary works are African Jamaican. Oral traditions use multiple sources derived from West Africa, such as the tradition of Glio, the stories of liars, proverbs, proverbs, riddles, uses in the form of "big lies" of humor, and original stories . In the 1940's, an exercise came up to create "garden" (Creole) literature. Graphic Art The tradition of graphic art began with indigenous Taino sculpture and pottery and continues to evolve with the tradition of Africa. Jamaica has a long tradition of ceramics including items used in everyday home life known as Yaba. Traditional basket of West Africa and straw mats weaving, shell art, bead making, embroidery, sewing, wood carving