The course aims to use literature as a subject matter that will be explored using various activities which engage students’ critical thinking skills. The representative literary genres will be introduced in four modules, poetry, short story, popular culture, and drama/play respectively. This course is suitable for students who are interested in literature and in developing strong critical thinking skills as it guides students toward a greater understanding and appreciation of literature in connectionwith their own lives. The course is defined within the CEFR high B1 to low B2 level.

By the end of the semester, students should be able to:

CO1:
Explain in written form a given poem critically using relevant literary elements and appropriate language.

CO2:
Display critical understanding of literary principles by incorporating relevant elements of fictional prose in a short story.

CO3:
Explain analytically a genre of pop culture.

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Bassham, G., Irwin, W., Nardone, H., & Wallace, James M.. (2020). Critical Thinking: a student's introduction (Ed. 7th). New York: McGraw Hill.

Sharmila Narayanasamy, Wong, S. N., Priyadarshini Tinagharan, Marita Mohamed Noor. (2018). Critical Thinking. Oxford University Press.

Poplawski, P. (2017). English Literature in Context. (2nd revised ed). Cambridge University Press.

Van Cleave, M. (2016). Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking. Matthew J. Van Cleave Publication.