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Literature in English

“Literature is what keeps us from shrivelling into something completely superficial. And it takes us out of ourselves, too… It reminds you of standards: standards of elegance, of feeling, of seriousness, of sarcasm, or whatever. It reminds you that there is more than you, better than you.”
~ Susan Sontag
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biography, cycle stories, tragedy, and comedy.
The texts we will look at include the following:
Session 1
Biography: The life of Jacob (Genesis 25:19 – 35:29)
Cycle story: Gideon’s story (Judges 6:1- 8:32)
Comedy: David and Abigail (I Samuel 24, 25)
The Book of Esther
Session 2
Biography: The story of Aaron (Several chapters from Exodus and Numbers)
Cycle story: Samson’s story (Judges 13 – 16)
Tragedy: Samuel, Saul, and David (I Samuel 8:1 – 31:13)
You might also be interested in the following:
- The Bible as Literature
- Biblical Poetry
- Tennessee Williams: Three plays
The texts we will use include the following:
Session 1
Poetic book: Songs of Songs
Psalms: 4, 16, 19, 25, 37, 51, 73, 120 - 134
Session 2
Poetic book: Lamentations
Psalms: 79, 90, 100, 103, 105, 106, 119, 137, 139
Session 1: Eugene O’Neill: Long day's journey into night
Session 2: Arthur Miller: The Crucible
Session 3: Tennessee Williams: Night of the Iguana
- Fostering reading for pleasure – a vital part of language acquisition
- Cultivating good reading habits for personal growth
- Identifying their children’s language learning needs and addressing them
- Designing practical follow-up activities leading to the target learners’ long-term language development
• An introduction to the elements of fiction: setting, characterization, plot, theme(s), and point of view;
• An introduction to the characteristics of four subgenres within Fiction: Biblical parables, fairy tales, fables, and Greek myths;
• An explication of how the five elements of fiction function in the four genres;
• A discussion of a set of ready-made teaching materials (written by the course tutor himself) and how they can be used in the classroom