The rapid growth of technical institutions and Universities all over the nation has increase the fame of learning English as a second language in our nation. The substance of teaching English language through literature has become the need of the hour to make language learning and teaching an enriching experience for the technical learners. Literature is an important means of creating opportunities for developing communicative and language skills through activity based learning. It exposes the learners to real-life standards and inspires continual curiosity in language learning. This Paper focuses on generating various opportunities for the technical learners to develop their English language skills through exposure to the poles apart genres in literature and explores how literature can be used efficiently for teaching and learning English in professional colleges. It also helps in bringing out the group learning activities to acquire proficiency in English language through the admiration and appreciation of literature.