Literature New Lower Secondary Curriculum Syllabus
Language and literature are of personal, social and economic importance. Our ability to use language lies at the centre of the development and expression of our emotions, thoughts, learning and sense of personal identity. Literature is a key aspect of culture. We gain access to the oral and literary heritage of our people through mother tongue. Learning literature provides learners with a means of simultaneously
exploring and reflecting on our personal world and culture.
Literature in English offers a rich means by which literary and linguistic skills can be imparted to the learners to enable them communicate more effectively. It enables individuals to develop life skills and values such as problem solving, conflict management, information gathering, negotiation, decision
making, critical thinking, tolerance, sharing, respect, self – esteem and confidence.
Literature in English helps develop the learner’s ability to communicate more effectively and creatively through speech and writing. Assist the learner to create works of literature in form of poems, prose and drama.
Teaching and Learning Literature in English
The thrust of the new syllabuses is experiential and towards deeper understanding. The focus in Literature in English is on the development of understanding through literary inquiry and expression, and the development of the skills to do so.
This syllabus provide learners with a wide range of contexts in which to develop this understanding, and these contexts are designed to engage the interest of the learner and to provide opportunities to build life-related knowledge, experience and skills. Teachers are encouraged to go beyond the textbooks and provide as many meaningful contexts as possible. The generic skills have been integrated throughout
the curriculum and can only be acquired through active approaches.
The role of the teacher is to build on learners’ existing knowledge and experience, but to extend that by posing problems to the learners. This makes them think about their own ideas and experiences as well as adding new knowledge and skills to it.
Learners need to interact with real situations inside and outside the classroom. They need to look at pictures or diagrams, examine statistics, or read texts from a range of sources. They need to find out knowledge and ideas for themselves. They should then be expected to express these in their own words, not those of the teacher, and so demonstrate that they have understood what they have learnt.
In this approach, learners are encouraged to:
- Be responsible for their own learning
- Think for themselves and form their own ideas and opinions
- Become critical thinkers, ready to face new challenges and situations for themselves
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