Learn English with 20th Century Literature

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Description: This course is aimed at students learning English as a foreign language (upper-intermediate or advanced level) who love literature and who would like to improve their English skills using stories. The course focuses on the first few chapters of 9 different works of literature. In each book, we come across different vocabulary and different grammar, although you will see some words and topics repeated, because repetition is the mother of all learning. Every lecture in split up into smaller 10-minute(ish) parts, and a quiz follows each one to check you have understood the topic. The following books are analysed in this course:1) The Guardians (John Christopher). This is a dystopian fiction for young adults. I would describe it as similar to 1984 or Brave New World, but with a more exciting plot. In this book we examine correlative conjunctions, lists, and parallel structure. We examine the vocabulary in every book in this list, but this one contains the easiest language as it was aimed at an adolescent audience, and that's why I have put it at the beginning.2) The Postman Always Rings Twice (James Cain). This is a crime novel that was banned in Boston due to the sex and violence that make it a part of the 'noir' genre. The story contains a large number of phrasal verbs, which are so important for English fluency, so we focus on these in the lessons.3) Hills Like White Elephants (Ernest Hemingway). This is a very short story, not more than 5 pages, which contains a large amount of ellipsis (omission of words) and substitution (pronouns). These are our grammar topics, and Hemingway uses them to great effect in this tale.4) Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith). This is another crime novel with some very interesting characters. We focus on narrative tenses (past tenses) and perfect modal forms (modal + have + 3rd form).5) The Daughter of Time
Category: Teaching & Academics > Language Learning > English Literature
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Price: 49.99
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