Introduction§§BASIS§§1 Literature: What? 14§§1.1 Definitions 14§§1.2 Classifications 17§§1.3 Selection 18§§2 Literature: Why? When? Where? What for? 23§§2.1 Rationale 23§§2.2 Levels 27§§2.3 Places 28§§2.4 Objectives 31§§GOALS§§3 Knowledge 34§§3.1 Literary History 34§§3.2 Literary Theory 37§§4 Skills 47§§4.1 Reading 47§§4.2 Understanding 53§§4.3 Creating 55§§5 Attitudes 63§§5.1 Enjoyment of literature 63§§5.2 Sense of quality 68§§5.3 Intercultural awareness 70§§GENRES§§6 Shorties 78§§6.1 Types of short narrative forms 78§§6.2 Teaching techniques 87§§6.3 Short story 91§§6.4 Storytelling 96§§7 Novels 100§§7.1 Classroom canon 100§§7.2 Types of novels 102§§7.3 Reading approaches 104§§7.4 Exploiting techniques 107§§8 Poetry 115§§8.1 Definition and status 115§§8.2 Teaching options 117§§8.3Types of poetry 122§§8.4 Poetic devices 129§§9 Plays 137§§9.1 Long and short types 141§§9.2 Analysing drama 147§§9.3 Learning by playing 151§§10 Shakespeare 151§§10.1 Shakespeare for all 155§§10.2 Shakespeare's time 157§§10.3 Shakespeare's sonnets 160§§10.4 Shakespeare's plays 160§§ABOUT LITERATURE§§11 Modern Media 168§§11.1 Forms and functions 168§§11.2 Literature & music 169§§11.3 Literature & film 174§§11.4 Literature & Internet 181§§12 Assessment 189§§12.1 Standards 189§§12.2 Test formats 191§§12.3 Course assessment 196§§Suggested answerrs for the tasks 201§§Bibliography 219§§Register 229