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INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LITERATURE
English literature begins with the Anglo-Saxon, or Old English, period, which began approximately 410 A.D. when the Romans withdrew from Britain, leaving it to Germanic and Scandinavian settlers. -
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HOW TO TEACH ENGLISH LITERATURE
Building the Timeline
English literature begins with the Anglo-Saxon, or Old English, period, which began approximately 410 A.D. when the Romans withdrew from Britain, leaving it to Germanic and Scandinavian settlers. Important Trends
In the Old English period, epic poetry, which began as an oral art,
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Period: 731 to
THE VENERABLE BEN
The Venerable Bede, in his monastery at Jarrow, completes his history of the English church and people -
950
ERAS
Is the description of the english literature in different ways over time -
1564
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
William Shakespeare (bapt. 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616)[a] was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. -
CHARLES DICKENS
Charles Dickens was a British novelist, journalist, editor, illustrator and social commentator who wrote such beloved classic novels as Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, Nicholas Nickleby, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations. Dickens is remembered as one of the most important and influential writers of the 19th century. -
WILLIAM GOLDING
William Golding started teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury in 1935. He temporarily left teaching in 1940 to join the Royal Navy. In 1954 he published his first novel, Lord of the Flies. In 1983, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. On June 19, 1993, he died in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England. -
J.A CUDDON
2 June 1928 – 12 March 1996), was an English author, dictionary writer, and school teacher. He is known best for his Dictionary of Literary Terms (published in several editions), described by the Times Educational Supplement as ‘scholarly, succinct, comprehensive and entertaining…an indispensable work of reference. -
SHELLEY ANN VERNON
She has been preparing many student to be ready for ESL exams, she has passion for helping teachers make their job easier and more fun. -
TEACHING LITERATURE IN ESL CLASROOMS
he purpose of this study was to identify beginner teachers’ sources of knowledge for teaching literature in the English Second Language (ESL) classroom. A review of the literature on ESL teachers’ knowledge indicated a paucity of studies that focus specifically on teaching knowledge for Literature as a stand-alone subject in ESL.
