ENG2613/501/0/2020
Tutorial Letter 501/0/2020
Applied English Literature for
Intermediate Phases – First Additional
Language (FAL)
ENG2613
Year module
Department of English Studies
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
BARCODE
, CONTENTS
Page
1 PREFACE .................................................................................................................................... 4
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES ...................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 5
2.2 Outcomes ..................................................................................................................................... 5
3 Overview of the Course .............................................................................................................. 6
3.1 ENG2613: Applied English Literature for Intermediate Phase – First Additional Language (FAL) 6
3.2 Prescribed Books .......................................................................................................................... 6
3.3 Recommended Books................................................................................................................... 6
4 UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURES ............................................................................ 7
4.1 What is Literature(s) and How Did It Begin?.................................................................................. 8
4.2 Making Sense of English Literature............................................................................................. 10
4.2.1 Genre.......................................................................................................................................... 10
4.2.2 Fiction and Non-fiction ................................................................................................................ 14
4.4.2.1 Fiction..................................................................................................................................... 14
4.2.2.2 Non-Fiction ............................................................................................................................. 27
4.3 Parts of a Book ........................................................................................................................... 32
4.4 Self-Assessment Exercises......................................................................................................... 38
5 UNIT 2: POETRY IN MOTION ................................................................................................... 41
5.1 What is poetry? ........................................................................................................................... 42
5.2 The Language of Poetry ............................................................................................................. 45
5.2.1 Poetry Appreciation Exercise ...................................................................................................... 55
5.3 Making Poetry ‘come alive’ for Children ...................................................................................... 59
5.4 Self-Assessment Exercises......................................................................................................... 65
6 UNIT 3: TELL ME A STORY - PROSE ...................................................................................... 67
6.1 Storytelling is a form of prose literature ....................................................................................... 68
6.2 Literary Criticism: ways of interpreting literature .......................................................................... 71
6.2.1 Literary Criticism: analytical tools for interpretation ..................................................................... 78
6.3 Stories in the Classroom: Factors to consider ............................................................................. 86
6.3.1 Reading development ................................................................................................................. 97
6.4 Self-Assessment Exercises....................................................................................................... 105
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7 UNIT 4: SHOW ME A STORY - DRAMA ................................................................................. 107
7.1 What is Drama? ........................................................................................................................ 108
7.1.2 What are the Different Types of Drama? ................................................................................... 111
7.1.3 Features of Drama .................................................................................................................... 114
7.2 The Basic Elements of Drama .................................................................................................. 117
7.3 Self-Assessment Exercises....................................................................................................... 123
8 UNIT 5: DEVELOPING LITERACIES ...................................................................................... 125
8.1 Conceptualizing Multiliteracies/Multimodalities .......................................................................... 126
8.2 Development of literacies through the learning and teaching of literatures ................................ 130
8.3 Self-Assessment Exercises....................................................................................................... 136
9 UNIT 6: GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................... 137
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, 1 PREFACE
Dear ENG2613 Student
Welcome to this Applied English Literature module for Intermedia Phase (FAL). As the title of
this module implies, the course seeks to introduce you to English Literature and its applications
at the Intermedia Phase. The course is designed to equip you, as future teachers of English as
a First Additional Language with the knowledge of the workings of literature and how literature
reflects varying realities.
ENG2613 explores literary genres by first interrogating the notion of ‘literatures’. You will notice
that in this guide we refer to ‘literatures’ in the plural from rather than the traditional ‘literature’, in
the singular. This is done to highlight that although we explore literature through its
conventional genres of prose, poetry and drama, the expression of these genres across time
has changed. The idea of what constitutes a poem in the 21st Century is quite different to what
was considered poetry in the time of Shakespeare. Similarly, the manner in which we teach
and approach literature in the 21st Century has also changed. Literature in all its manifestations
is culturally bound and we therefore all experience literature in different ways. In your journey
through this module, we would like to continuously be aware of this plurality of literature(s) and
the literary experience.
In order to guide you through this module, each Unit has a number of Activities that will allow
you to revise, discuss and interrogate the concepts and notions relevant to each area of
literature and its expression. At the end of this Tutorial Letter, you will also find a glossary of
terms that are relevant to your exploration of literature. Make use of this tool to familiarise
yourself with the jargon of literary exploration and analysis.
Although this is a literature module, remember that no course lives in isolation. The skills you
have acquired in your language modules are also important. Literature is after all, the creative
expression of language. Without language, literature in its written and spoke form would not
exist. It is therefore important to keep the language skills you have learnt in mind when reading
and interacting with texts. Reading texts actively leads to understanding not only what it being
said, but how it is being said and why.
We hope you will find this module engaging and that the knowledge you gain in exploring the
different literary genres and their expression will allow you to bring the joy of literary
engagement into your classroom.
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Tutorial Letter 501/0/2020
Applied English Literature for
Intermediate Phases – First Additional
Language (FAL)
ENG2613
Year module
Department of English Studies
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
BARCODE
, CONTENTS
Page
1 PREFACE .................................................................................................................................... 4
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES ...................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 5
2.2 Outcomes ..................................................................................................................................... 5
3 Overview of the Course .............................................................................................................. 6
3.1 ENG2613: Applied English Literature for Intermediate Phase – First Additional Language (FAL) 6
3.2 Prescribed Books .......................................................................................................................... 6
3.3 Recommended Books................................................................................................................... 6
4 UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURES ............................................................................ 7
4.1 What is Literature(s) and How Did It Begin?.................................................................................. 8
4.2 Making Sense of English Literature............................................................................................. 10
4.2.1 Genre.......................................................................................................................................... 10
4.2.2 Fiction and Non-fiction ................................................................................................................ 14
4.4.2.1 Fiction..................................................................................................................................... 14
4.2.2.2 Non-Fiction ............................................................................................................................. 27
4.3 Parts of a Book ........................................................................................................................... 32
4.4 Self-Assessment Exercises......................................................................................................... 38
5 UNIT 2: POETRY IN MOTION ................................................................................................... 41
5.1 What is poetry? ........................................................................................................................... 42
5.2 The Language of Poetry ............................................................................................................. 45
5.2.1 Poetry Appreciation Exercise ...................................................................................................... 55
5.3 Making Poetry ‘come alive’ for Children ...................................................................................... 59
5.4 Self-Assessment Exercises......................................................................................................... 65
6 UNIT 3: TELL ME A STORY - PROSE ...................................................................................... 67
6.1 Storytelling is a form of prose literature ....................................................................................... 68
6.2 Literary Criticism: ways of interpreting literature .......................................................................... 71
6.2.1 Literary Criticism: analytical tools for interpretation ..................................................................... 78
6.3 Stories in the Classroom: Factors to consider ............................................................................. 86
6.3.1 Reading development ................................................................................................................. 97
6.4 Self-Assessment Exercises....................................................................................................... 105
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7 UNIT 4: SHOW ME A STORY - DRAMA ................................................................................. 107
7.1 What is Drama? ........................................................................................................................ 108
7.1.2 What are the Different Types of Drama? ................................................................................... 111
7.1.3 Features of Drama .................................................................................................................... 114
7.2 The Basic Elements of Drama .................................................................................................. 117
7.3 Self-Assessment Exercises....................................................................................................... 123
8 UNIT 5: DEVELOPING LITERACIES ...................................................................................... 125
8.1 Conceptualizing Multiliteracies/Multimodalities .......................................................................... 126
8.2 Development of literacies through the learning and teaching of literatures ................................ 130
8.3 Self-Assessment Exercises....................................................................................................... 136
9 UNIT 6: GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................... 137
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, 1 PREFACE
Dear ENG2613 Student
Welcome to this Applied English Literature module for Intermedia Phase (FAL). As the title of
this module implies, the course seeks to introduce you to English Literature and its applications
at the Intermedia Phase. The course is designed to equip you, as future teachers of English as
a First Additional Language with the knowledge of the workings of literature and how literature
reflects varying realities.
ENG2613 explores literary genres by first interrogating the notion of ‘literatures’. You will notice
that in this guide we refer to ‘literatures’ in the plural from rather than the traditional ‘literature’, in
the singular. This is done to highlight that although we explore literature through its
conventional genres of prose, poetry and drama, the expression of these genres across time
has changed. The idea of what constitutes a poem in the 21st Century is quite different to what
was considered poetry in the time of Shakespeare. Similarly, the manner in which we teach
and approach literature in the 21st Century has also changed. Literature in all its manifestations
is culturally bound and we therefore all experience literature in different ways. In your journey
through this module, we would like to continuously be aware of this plurality of literature(s) and
the literary experience.
In order to guide you through this module, each Unit has a number of Activities that will allow
you to revise, discuss and interrogate the concepts and notions relevant to each area of
literature and its expression. At the end of this Tutorial Letter, you will also find a glossary of
terms that are relevant to your exploration of literature. Make use of this tool to familiarise
yourself with the jargon of literary exploration and analysis.
Although this is a literature module, remember that no course lives in isolation. The skills you
have acquired in your language modules are also important. Literature is after all, the creative
expression of language. Without language, literature in its written and spoke form would not
exist. It is therefore important to keep the language skills you have learnt in mind when reading
and interacting with texts. Reading texts actively leads to understanding not only what it being
said, but how it is being said and why.
We hope you will find this module engaging and that the knowledge you gain in exploring the
different literary genres and their expression will allow you to bring the joy of literary
engagement into your classroom.
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