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Selective Reading of Modern Fiction
4CN041
Selective Reading of Modern Fiction
Instructor Elena Kolodkina School year 20102 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 Photograph
Activities: 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 6. A Pot Full of Tears
Introducing the author Lauri Kubuisile from Botswana
Reading Reading check Word work
Week 7. 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
Assessment
Attendance – 25% Participation (classroom activity,
homework, quizzes, presentations) - 25%
Midterm test – 20% Final test – 30%
Textbook
Cries from the Heart: Stories from Around the World