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20th Century Literature |
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A language is as rich as its literature |
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A 100-hour course covering the main aspects of this century's main literary works in English. The course is open to teachers and non-teachers who wish to enrich their linguistic and literary experience in English - it is NOT a methodology course although a session on how to exploit material can be added should teacher participants request it. Here are some of the topics covered during this programme:
Main Areas
20th
Century prose, poetry & drama
The
Greek influence (ancient, modern and myth) in 20th
century literature
Booker Prize &
Pullitzer Prize Authors 1996-2003
The
Beatnik Generation-its origins and influence on literature
Women Writers
1980-2003
Elective subjects
Exploiting
Literature for Teaching Purposes
Literary
Appreciation through Film Studies
20th
Century Erotic Poetry
Translation
difficulties in contemporary literary text (semantic/lexical,
discourse, culture,
equivalence, syntactic, metre in poetry)
Assessment
is continuous through
essay assignments
Prerequisites
To participate in this
course, a satisfactory level of English is required. Applicants should
have obtained a recognised Proficiency or should be working towards
obtaining their Certificate. A placement test is required in the case of
non-native speaker participants.
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The study of literature can be one of the most exciting ways of understanding a language and its culture
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