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PIB4014 – ISSUES IN TEACHING LITERATURE (3 CREDIT)

Synopsis:

This course will help the students to discuss the issues involved in teaching Literature in secondary schools. It will introduce
students to practical and theoretical concerns in teaching literature. This will involve the issues related to the current literature
syllabus in Malaysian secondary schools. The course will look into the organisation of small L and big L taught in schools. It
will review theories on teaching methods (focusing on literature workshops), evaluation and assessment, as well as ways to
handle the current problems and pitfalls based on the feedback received from practicum students and in-service teachers.

Assessment Method : Continuous Assessment - 60% Examination – 40%

Medium of Instruction : English Language

References :

Sumara, J. D. (2002). Why Reading Literature in School Still
Matters: Imagination, Interpretation, Insight. USA: Routledge.
Cai Mingshui. ( 2006) Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults: Reflections on Critical Issues (GPG) (PB)
Paperback.
Lehman, B.A., Freeman, E., B,. (2010) Reading Globally, K-8: Connecting Students to the World Through Literature.
California:Corwin.

PIB4015 – THE LITERATURE CURRICULUM IN TESL (3 CREDIT)

Synopsis:

This course will help students to discover the pleasure and benefits of reading Literature and develop an awareness of the
world around them through great literary works. The students will develop a perceptive and logical thinking to build their own
points of view towards different authors and their literary works. The course will be based on designing a literature curriculum
which will help the students to imagine and get involved by reflecting a strong intellectual and emotional awareness of
themes, plots, characters, settings and contexts of different genres of literature. The students will be in a position to analyse,
understand and appreciate the importance of literary texts in different contexts across the different genres. Due consideration
will be given to integrate Malaysian literary texts in English.

Assessment Method : Continuous Assessment - 60% Examination – 40%

Medium of Instruction : English Language

References :

Podsiadlik III, E. (2014). Anecdotes and Afterthoughts: Literature as a Teacher's Curriculum. The Netherlands :Sense
Publishers,.
Swaffar,J.& Arens, K. (2006). Remapping the Foreign Language Curriculum: An Approach Through Multiple Literacies
(Teaching
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures). USA.: Modern Language Association of America.
Slevin, J.F. & Young, A. (1996). Critical Theory and the Teaching of Literature: Politics, Curriculum, Pedagogy. Urbana
IL:National Council of Teachers of English.

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