Course Content
Definitions of Literature; the philosophy of teaching Literature; the contributions of Plato, Socrates and earlier philosophers; Literature and national goals of education; the functions of Literature; the development of curriculum in Literature; centralized curriculum; decentralized curriculum; integration of English and Literature; the philosophical basis of integration; the Literature syllabus; factors affecting syllabus design; the integrated scheme of work; deriving a scheme of work from the syllabus; characteristics of a scheme of work; the lesson plan; deriving a lesson plan from a scheme of work; key elements of a lesson plan; self-evaluation criteria.
Definitions of Literature; the philosophy of teaching Literature; the contributions of Plato, Socrates and earlier philosophers; Literature and national goals of education; the functions of Literature; the development of curriculum in Literature; centralized curriculum; decentralized curriculum; integration of English and Literature; the philosophical basis of integration; the Literature syllabus; factors affecting syllabus design; the integrated scheme of work; deriving a scheme of work from the syllabus; characteristics of a scheme of work; the lesson plan; deriving a lesson plan from a scheme of work; key elements of a lesson plan; self-evaluation criteria.
- Teacher: Francis Okaye