為什么學文學？

1Why study literature?

These courses aredesigned to develop students’ academic reading, academic writing, critical thinking, organizational and study skills. For students planning to study abroad in an English environment, these are vital skills they will need if they are to be successful.

Study Skills

As part of all three levels, students will learn and practice a number of study skills:

· time management

· summarizing

· note taking (with Cornell Notes)

· goal setting

Curriculum Standards

All three levels are also designed to cover as much of the American Common Core Standards for English Language Arts as possible.

為什么學文學？

提升學術閱讀，寫作能力

培養批判性思維

提升學習方法

2 What do we learn?

Three coursesare offered in literature class (Introductory, intermediate and advanced). Students need to take a written test first and will be directed to different course. Each term different classes are offered specific reading materials, so students should check the latest schedule.

文學課總共有三個班－初級，中級和高級。不同階段所學習的文學作品不同，所以入班前需要做入班測試。每個學期針對不同班級都會有不同的文學作品閱讀，以下是參考，具體學習書籍需要查看最新的課程信息。

/ Introductory Course

Book1 - Matilida by RoaldDahl.

Book2 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

▲ BOOK 1

▼BOOK 2 The language focus of the course is mostly on vocabulary acquisitionand on an introduction of the skills necessary for students to continue acquiring vocabulary efficiently on their own. This includes proper dictionary use, as well as strategies to identify and remember useful vocabulary.

The literature component aims to provide a foundational understanding of the core elements of literature: plot, character, and setting. There are two short writing assignments (1-2 paragraphs) and one longer essay (about 300words) in the course, which allows students to get valuable practice and feedback on their academic writing skills.

這門課的語言重點主要是在單詞認知以及在自己獨立掌握單詞的技巧上。這其中包括了合適字典的使用，和有策略的去辨識記憶有用的詞匯。

文學目標是為了去提供一個對于核心成分的基礎理解：情節，角色以及背景。整個課程有2篇短的寫作任務（1-2個段），和一篇長文章（300字左右），是為了讓學生在學術寫作技能上，能得到有效的練習和反饋。

/ Intermediate Course

Book1- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling.

Book2- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Book3- The LightningThief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1), by Rick Riordan The language focus of this course is on more vocabulary acquisition techniques rather than merely vocabulary, as well as issues of connotation and word choice.

The literature component moves into a more advanced discussion of plot,character and setting, and adds elements of theme, metaphor, description, and foreshadowing. Writing will consist of two essays of 300-500 words, both of which students will be expected to revise after receiving detailed feedback from the teacher.

這門課的語言重點主要是更多單詞的學習技巧而不只是基礎詞匯，還有詞語的銜接以及詞語的使用。

文學目標是對于情節，人物和背景進行更深層面的討論，并且加入主題，隱喻，描述，成分，伏筆的成分，以及一些單詞的含義。寫作包括2篇300-500字的文章，并且要求學生需要通過老師給的反饋自己完成細節修改。

Advanced Course

Book1－The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Book2- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Unusual Children by Ransom Riggs
▲ BOOK 1
▼ BOOK 2 This course will revisit all of the elements covered in the previous two courses – plot, character, setting, theme, and metaphor – but with a muchheavier emphasis on theme and symbolism. The main goal of this course is to develop an understanding of fiction as social commentary, and of the ways in which writers can use symbolism and metaphor in fiction to examine or discuss complex issues in the real world.

The language component will include refining and honing the vocabulary acquisition and study skills introduced in previous courses, but will emphasize developing an understanding of figurative language, contextual influence, tone,register, and symbolism. Students will learn how to interpret implicit as wellas explicit meanings in a text.

This course in particular will also promote the development of speaking skills, as discussion is a major element in the course.
For the writing component, students will be expected to write 2 essays of at least 500 words examining a specific textual element in detail. They will also be expected to revise these essays after receiving detailed feedback from the teacher.

這門課的重點主要是去鞏固之前兩個階段學過的所有成分—情節，人物，背景，主題，隱喻，伏筆，但是會強調主題和象征意義。

這門課的語言重點會包括提取和消化單詞，并且學習之前課程里介紹的方法，但是會更加注重修辭方法的理解，上下文的聯系，語氣，語域，以及象征。學生會學習怎么樣去解釋文本外在和內含的意思。

對于寫作要求，學生會要寫2篇不少于500字對于書本內容細節的點評，也要對老師給他們的反饋進行細節修改。