CONTEMORARY WORLD LITERATURE

Instructor Elena Kolodkina School year 20092 hours per weekRequired textbooks: Cries from the Heart: Stories from

Around the World

OBJECTIVES To bring the best of the world’s stories

to the English language learners To help students to see reading as an

interesting activity To improve reading and

comprehension skills To learn summarizing and reviewing

Week 1. Course Introduction

Course Introduction Syllabus Review Class expectations: What do you

expect to learn in this class? Assessment review Question and answer period

Week 2. The PhotographActivities: Introducing the author Sefi Atta from

Nigeria Reading Reading check Word work

Week 3. The Photograph

Review Summary Discussion

Week 4. Leonard

Introducing the author Adrienne M. Fratter from New Zealand

Reading Reading check Word work

Week 5. Leonard

Review Summary Discussion

Week 7. A Pot Full of Tears Introducing the author Lauri

Kubuisile from Botswana Reading Reading check Word work

Week 8. A Pot Full of Tears Review Summary Discussion

Week 8 The Wild WestMidterm preparation Introducing Erica Robinson from

Jamaica

Week 9. The House

Writing a summary

Week 10. Dora’s Turn Introducing the author Jackee

Budesta Botanda from Uganda Reading Reading check Word work

Week 11. Dora’s Turn Review Summary Discussion

Week 12. Callus

Introducing the author Janet Tay Hui Ching from Malaysia

Reading Reading check Word work

Week 13. Callus Review Summary Discussion

Week 14. Nimble Fingers Introducing the author Anurulla

Muralidbaran from India Reading Reading check Word work

Week 15. Nimble Fingers Review Summary Discussion

Week 16. The Festive Season in a Part of Africa

Introducing the author Tod Collins from South Africa

Reading Reading check Word work

Week 17. The Festive Season in a Part of Africa Review Summary Discussion

Week 18. Final Exam Make a presentation of one of the

stories of the book Cries from the Heart: Stories from Around the World