The Concept of 21st Century World Literature

• Close Reading


  One of the fundamental reading approaches, along with SCANNING, SKIMMING, INTENSIVE reading, and EXTENSIVE reading
• Scanning


  Reading quickly for specific information
• Skimming 


  Reading quickly for general idea
• Intensive Reading 


  Reading slowly and more carefully for thorough understanding
• Extensive Reading


  Reading large amount of texts - also known as free or voluntary reading
• Close Reading 


  "An approach to teaching comprehension that insists students extract meaning from text by examining carefully how language is used in the passage itself" - Snow and Conor (2016)
• 4 Elements of Close Reading


  1.Repeated reading of a short text or extract

  2.Annotation of the short text or extract to refelect thinking

  3.Teacher's questioning to guide analysis and discussion

  4.Student's extended discussion and analysis
• Text Annotation Symbols - Circle


  For powerful words or phrases
• Text Annotation Symbols - Underline


  For words or phrases you do not understand
• Text Annotation Symbols - ?


  Raises a question
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  Something that surprises you
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  When you make a connection to text, ideas, or experiences
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  When author provides example
• Text Annotation Symbols - 1, 2, 3, ...


  Numerate arguments, important ideas, or key details
• Text Annotation


  Write important thougts in the margin
• 21st Century World Literature


  1."Transcends borders" (Speaks to people of more than one nationality)

  2."Reflects technological culture"

  3. Emerging genres
• World Literature


  The sum total of the world's national literatures, but usually it denotes the circulation of works into the wider world beyond their country of origin
• To be considered world literature, it has to speak to people of more than one nationality, hence it transcends borders
• World literature today is increasingly seen in global context because in the present time, countries are experiencing similar situations and somehow, they are all linked together
• Literature went through profound changes in the 20th and 21st centuries, partly in that of technology, communication and warfare
• Early literary genres


  • Poetry
  • Drama
  • Fiction
  • Essay
  • Epic
• 21st century literature is in progress and thriving now along with the genres to be able to accommodate the present resources and lifestyle we have, especially for the students who now have a different learning process and resources
• 21st century literature deals with current themes and issues and it also reflects a technological culture, it also breaks traditional writing rules
• Emerging genres of 21st century literature


  • IM and blog format books
  • Digi-fiction
  • Doodle
  • Creative non-fiction
  • Manga
  • Graphic novels
• The internet serves as a tool for efficient expressiveness and sharing of ideas and information
• It is important for students to be more socially and culturally conscious of what the world needs to be able to shape what is in store for the future and with the help of technology, as long as they get to use it well with the help of education, they may be able to do so