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21st Century Literature Course Overview

This course aims to engage students in appreciation and critical study of 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World by learning about authors and their contributions, what literature is, and the importance of literature.

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21st Century Literature Course Overview

This course aims to engage students in appreciation and critical study of 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World by learning about authors and their contributions, what literature is, and the importance of literature.

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21 CENTURY LITERATURE

st

FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND


THE WORLD
Subject Description:

This course aims to engage students in appreciation and


critical study of 21st Century Literature from the Philippines
and the World encompassing their various dimensions,
genres, elements, structures, contexts, and traditions.
AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER ,
YOU WILL LEARN THESE
FOUR CONCEPTS:
AUTHORS AND
THEIR
CONTRIBUTION
What is
Literature?
Literature is an art of self-
expression.
IS FROM THE LATIN WORD LITTERA
Literature broadly is any collection of written
 work, but it is also used more narrowly for
writings specifically considered to be an art
 form, especially prose fiction, drama, and 
poetry. (WIKIPEDIA)
Literature as a body of writing
belonging to a given language
of people. (BRITTANICA)

Writings having excellence of


forms (WEBSTER)
literary means not only
what is written but
what is voiced, what is
expressed, what is
invented, in whatever
form. (ARTHUR
KRYSTAL)
LITERATURE is any written/ spoken ideas of
how we feel , how we react, how we deal with
any circumstances and how we deal with life.
(Jocel)
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE
OF LITERATURE?
IMPORTANCE OF LITERATURE
 Literature molds man as a total human being, sympathetic,
aware and sensitive.
 It educates and entertains.
 It leads us to understand the life of man.
 It enlivens human interest, enriches and colors our
imagination.
Reading great literature exercise the
imagination
Reading literature transports us out of our
current situation into other periods or places.
 We will be familiar on the cultures, traditions
and beliefs of ours and others
Reading literature enables us to see the world
through the eyes of others.
Great works of literature have played a
fundamental role in shaping the society.

Reading literature encourages contemplation


and improves our language and vocabulary
skills.

Reading literature helps us understand


humanity

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