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Teaching English through Literature
Tutor: Svitlana Kovalyk
1. Students will gain insight into other worlds, other times, other cultures.
2. Understand what makes a " Classic":
i. power to change lives
ii. timeless or universal themes and topics ( war, love, friendship)
iii. offers us words we need when emotion leaves us "tongue tied"
iv. never exhaust all it has to say
v. complex human dilemmas
vi. compelling, disconcerting characters
3. Realize that sometimes we read for pleasure, but we also much read to study
literature.
4. Appreciate that reading literature builds background knowledge and educates
students' imaginations.
5. Understand that metaphorical thinking is a life skill.