RCF Online Academy

Literature Orientation: One-Month Course for New Teachers

A one-month online course for teachers who are new to English Literature, or who have been asked to take a Literature class for the first time.

What the course is

A one-month orientation course, conducted online by Rohana Fernando, for teachers coming to English Literature for the first time.

Its purpose is practical. A teacher who has not taught Literature before is usually confident about the texts and unsure about everything else: how to plan the lesson, what to do with a poem for forty minutes, and how to mark an answer fairly and usefully. The course works through those questions in order.

What the course covers

Planning a Literature lesson — what belongs in one lesson, and what should be left for the next.
Teaching a poem, a short story and a play — how each is approached differently, and why.
Reading a text with a class — reading it whole first, then studying it closely.
Showing students how an answer is built — point, evidence, explanation, effect and link, and how to teach it rather than name it.
Context and essay questions — what each asks for, and how long an answer should be.
Marking written work — correcting individually, with one clear instruction rather than a page of red.
Helping students who are struggling, without singling them out in front of the class.

Who it is for

Teachers new to teaching English Literature.
Teachers of English asked to take a Literature class for the first time.
Teachers returning to Literature after a long gap who would like a structured refresher.
Trainee and probationary teachers preparing to take a Literature class.

This course

The course is conducted online. Where a day, time or fee has not been settled, the card says so rather than guessing. Ask on WhatsApp and you will be told what currently applies.

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