The potentials of literary texts are numerous. Literary texts can be used as
basis for the teaching of the four traditional skills. They can also be used to
develop learners‘ cultural competence. In Literature classes preparing for
―Baccalaureate A‖ written examination, literary texts are expected to be used
frequently with regard to the profile of students in this section. The purpose of
this study is to analyse the types of texts given at the ―Baccalaureate A‖ written
examination in the last thirty years. In this study, quantitative and qualitative
data are collected. Baccalaureate written English papers are the main focus of
our collection. Teachers and supervisors are interviewed. The study is
grounded on ―Reader-Response Theory‖ which stresses the interactions
between the reader and the text. The results of the study show that the great
majority of texts proposed for ―Baccalaureate A‖ examination, in the last thirty
years, are non-literary texts. The consequence of this reduction in the use of
literary texts may explain teachers‘ gradual lack of motivation to use them in
class, or vice-versa, everything that is likely to have a negative impact on the
performance of students from this class.

enhance; literary text; performance; potentials; skills