Pathways to Literature provides an exploration of English literary masters´ timeless works from the 16th to the 20th century. It aims to teach important values and help learners acquire a better understanding of both the English language and the cultural heritage of the Englishspeaking world.
The course includes a wide variety of excerpts with carefully planned activities that allow students to approach English Literature with confidence. Extensive analysis on title, characters, themes, setting, values, motifs, symbols, meter, and rhythm, as well as summary skills and essay writing, provide a pathway to achieving mastery in English Literature.
The video documentaries, with content closely linked to that of the course, provide context for learning and enhance students´ knowledge of the literary works studied.
Levels: Upper Intermediate (B2) - Advanced (C1)
Poetry
Unit 1 Sonnet 18, William Shakespeare
Unit 2 She Walks in Beauty, Lord Byron
Unit 3 Ulysses, Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Prose
Unit 1 Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe
Unit 2 Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift
Unit 3 Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
Unit 4 Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
Unit 5 Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte
Unit 6 Moby Dick, Herman Melville
Unit 7 Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
Unit 8 Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson
Unit 9 The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
Unit 10 The Time Machine, H.G.Wells
Unit 11 The Hound of the Baskervilles Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Drama
Unit 1 Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
Unit 2 Hamlet, William Shakespeare
Unit 3 As You Like It, William Shakespeare
Unit 4 Doctor Faustus, Christopher Marlowe
Unit 5 The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde