January 2022 Professional Development and Personal Growth - Literature : Short Stories

A selection of short stories suitable for literature teachers, teachers of Cambridge and IB literature or lang & lit programmes, or advanced EFL high school and adult students. Sessions consider works chosen from Cambridge's IGCSE English Literature text lists*, many have also previously featured on IB prescribed book lists, and so are among the works studied worldwide by students at that level.

Texts or text-links are sent to participants the day prior to the session(s) to allow for pre-reading. Longer texts are covered over two sessions : Session A leans more towards the story itself and Session B towards literary elements. Each is stand-alone, although Session B assumes the level of understanding covered in Session A. 

These sessions provide introductory overviews to the stories rather than in-depth literary analyses or methodology programmes.

Literature : Short Stories

Monday 3 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : Edith Wharton "The Moving Finger" A
Tuesday 4 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : Edith Wharton "The Moving Finger" B 
Wednesday 5 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : Bernard MacLaverty "Secrets" A
Thursdsay 6 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : Bernard Macaverty "Secrets" B 
Friday 7 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : Ray Bradbury "There Will Come Soft Rains"

Monday 10 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : Joan McGahern "The Stoat" A
Tuesday 11 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : Joan McGahern "The Stoat" B
Wednesday 12 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : Patricia Grace "Journey" A
Thirsday 13 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : Patricia Grace "Journey" B
Friday 14 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : Alex La Guma "The Lemon Orchard"

Monday 17 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : Katherine Mansfield "Her First Ball" A
Tueaday 18 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : Katherine Mansfield "Her First Ball" B
Wednesday 19 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : Ted Highes "The Rain Horse" A
Thursday 20 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : Ted Hghes "The Rain Horse" B
Friday 21 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : Sake "Sredni Vashta"

Monday 24 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : JG Ballard "Billenium" A
Tueaday 25 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : JG Ballard "Billenium" B
Wednesday 26 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : Patricia Highsmith "Ming's Biggest Prey" A
Thursday 27 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : Patricia Highsmith "Ming's Biggest Prey" B
Friday 28 January 6.00 - 7.00pm : Anita Desai "Games at Twilight"

Each session $5000, including the teacher self-pay discount with additional multi-session discounts also available. Ask about institutional rates. Contact us for registration information.

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A C1 or higher level of English is assumed.

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*Works appear in 2016 - 2022 IGCSE Literature book lists and come from Stories of Ourselves : The University of Cambridge International Examinations Anthology of Short Stories in English (Cambridge University Press).

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