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Children's literature is one of the government's endeavors that have been put forward to draw in learners to learn and to give them a superior outsight of the significance of English in the Malaysian education system. Notwithstanding, pupils at primary schools who study the second language are having difficulties engaging in literature classroom activities. This research aims to discover the possible outcome of using the language-based approach to enhance pupils' interest in literature with the use of literary text, The King of Kites. A case study that includes the qualitative method was completed to explore the effectiveness of a language-based approach in enhancing Year 4 pupils' interest in children's literature. The population of this study was a class of Year of 10-year-old primary school pupils from Endau, Johor. Therefore, 30 pupils became participants. The data were collected using pre- and post-test as well as a questionnaire. Later, the data was analysed with the use of descriptive and inferential methods. The pre- and post-test and questionnaire tests showed a significant improvement in pupils' interest in children's literature. The findings proved that the use of the language-based approach is effective in enhancing pupils' interest in children's literature in classroom practice. Hence, English teachers are suggested to incorporate the language-based approach into their teaching as it serves numerous benefits to the pupils.
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