Student Sharing of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language) (Co-terminal Double Degree) – Our Journey of Learning Literature

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Zheng Hanzhi, Year 4 Student of BA(Lang Studies) & BEd(EL) (Co-terminal Double Degree (2019/20)

The literature-related courses in Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language) (Co-terminal Double Degree) can be summed up as a gradual, step-by-step process. Approaching English Literature is mainly to cultivate our interest. Literature in Context enables us to understand literature in the context of its own epoch. The three genre courses on fiction, drama and poetry help us to build connections between classic works and the present. They relate the universal meaning of literary classics with contemporary life. In the course LIT2045 Literatures in English II: Drama, in particular, in addition to having a traditional written test and a personal essay as the assessment method, we were given an opportunity to perform scenes in class and present a creative reinterpretation of the plays covered in the course, which promoted imaginative engagement with the literary texts. Through the process of working on a new presentation of a masterpiece, we exercised creative and critical thinking skills. Moreover, the assignment allowed us to provide masterpieces with new, different endings, which can provide more meaning for a modern audience while also carrying the primary intention of the original work. As a result of our literature courses, we are more able to relate the unfading spiritual power of authors and artists with the contemporary era. These courses help us grow. We learn to walk on the right path, one step at a time.

This is a picture of our stage props. I acted as a Japanese lady in our reinterpretation of Top Girls.

A picture with my groupmates (Zheng Hanzhi is the third from the right).