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English Book Club

강 사 명

Andrew Bulmer

대 상

성인 15명

강의장소

아산시중앙도서관 4층

가톨3터

기간 및 시간

2024. 3. 13. ~ 5. 8. 매주 (수)

19:00 ~ 21:00 (8회차)

강의소개

및 목표

- Read short stories each week and discussion comprehend ideas in different genres

- Explore themes shown in different genres of writing and compare them.

- Discuss what genres and themes of different stories appeal to each student,
what stories they like, and why.

차 시

강의주제

강의 내용

비 고

1차시

3/13

Introduction

short story reading

Introductions: meeting each other and overview of the course

Genre: Discussion of genres and thoughts on what makes each genre different.

Short story: Do you Speak English? by Simon Collings (1,400)

- Discussion of comprehension, difficulty, and genre

2차시

3/20

Themes and human emotion in ficition

Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger by Saki

Telltale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe

- Discuss ideas of guilt and jealousy. How are negative emotions shown in the stories?

3차시

3/27

Science fiction and problems in society

All the Troubles by Isaac Asimov

- Review characters and story plot

- Discuss how the themes of AI, crime and freedom are shown in the story.

4차시

4/3

Story themes and ideas, are they timeless?

The Necklace by Guy de Maipassant

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

- Discuss how the themes reflect people in society. Does the meaning of stories change over time?

5차시

4/17

Allegory and lessons in fiction

Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs

The Devils in the Details by Nicole Prentis

- Discuss the common theme across books. Are they teaching the same lesson about life?

6차시

4/24

Values in fiction

A Small Good Thing by Raymond Carver

- Discuss the values shown in the story.
Can we learn from them?

7차시

4/1

Progressive ides in fiction

A Society by Virginia Woolf

- Discuss what progressive ideas are reflected in the story. Can fiction change society for the better?

8차시

4/8

History as ficiton + final activities

Home by Hyun Jin-Geon

- Is fiction a good teacher of history?

- Summary discussion: best books, genres

재료비 및

개인 기본 준비물

- 재료비 : 없음.

- 필기도구, Copy of each short story

비 고

- Teacher will prepare and print ALL materials, including the short stores for each student.

- 강의 계획서는 사정에 의해 변경 및 조정될 수 있습니다.