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LITERATURE COMPONENTKBSM ENGLISH LANGUAGE

OVERVIEW

PUSAT PERKEMBANGAN KURIKULUM KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MAAYSIA

2009

For higher education academic materials knowledge

For Work

professional materials

ICT

information

For Individual growth

& development

recreation &

knowledge

International

Relations

L2 PURPOSES

ROLE OF ENGLISH IN MALAYSIA

LEARNING OUTCOMES : ENGLISH SYLLABUS 2003 (KBSM)

KNOWLEDGE• subject disciplines• current issues

SOCIO-CULTURE• moral values• social ethics• citizenship• globalization• life-long learning• real-life skills

SKILLS• Learning how to

learn• Thinking skills• Multiple

Intelligences• IT skills

INFORMATIONAL• obtain information• process information

LSRWGRAMMAR

VOCABULARYSOUND SYSTEM

INTERPERSONAL• establish &

maintain relationships

• social interaction

AESTHETIC• respond to

texts• be involved

in personal expressions

AestheticInter-personal

InformationalInterpersonal

InformationalAesthetic

Objectives of Component

To enable students to :

- improve their proficiency through reading

- respond to text

- draw lessons and insights from slices of life

- understand and appreciate other cultures

- relate events , characters to own life

- expose students to models of good writing.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

3.1 Listen to, read, view and respond to literary works bya. understanding and retelling in one’s own words the story, play, poem and song heard and read and the film viewed, and giving one’s own opinion of the text.b. Recognising elements in a story such as characters, events;c. explaining the message the writer is trying to convey and discussing how this relates to one’s life;d. reciting poems with feelings and expression.

3.2 Express themselves creatively and imaginatively bya. dramatising texts and role-playing charactersb. retelling a story from a different point of view and presenting it in another genre;c. composing simple poems, stories and dialogues

Manpower Development in the Age of GlobalisationManpower Development in the Age of Globalisation

Manpower development needs bring with it certain demands to adapt Manpower development needs bring with it certain demands to adapt the present secondary school curriculum. Some added emphases are:the present secondary school curriculum. Some added emphases are:

Humanunderstanding &

emotionalintelligence

CollaborationCollaboration& being a & being a team playerteam player

The ability to adapt toThe ability to adapt toother cultures &other cultures &circumstances that have circumstances that have never been never been encountered beforeencountered before

LITERATURE- CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS

Role of the Literature ComponentRole of the Literature Componentin building a Malaysian society that is in building a Malaysian society that is humanistically conscioushumanistically conscious

Care for immediate familyCare for immediate family

Care for fellow MalaysiansCare for fellow Malaysians

Care for the world communityCare for the world community

A A caring society caring society is part of our is part of our

preparation for preparation for globalisation!globalisation!

We want to avert the dangers of dehumanisation

that inevitably besetsindustrial societies!

Literature creates awareness Literature creates awareness of social problems!of social problems!

Role of the Literature ComponentRole of the Literature Componentin building a civil societyin building a civil society

To awaken students to social work To awaken students to social work within their means and abilitywithin their means and ability

Care of Care of disadvantageddisadvantaged

groups in society groups in society e.g. the aged!e.g. the aged!

Preservation of age-old universal values in line with Malaysian values!

The dangers of keeping certaintraditions thatdo not benefit

society

To examine society around them To examine society around them and determine what needs to and determine what needs to changechange

To preserve traditions and practices To preserve traditions and practices that have stood the test of timethat have stood the test of time

Moulding future Malaysians Moulding future Malaysians through literature study! through literature study!

Role of the Literature ComponentRole of the Literature Componentin building a Malaysian society that in building a Malaysian society that is environmentally consciousis environmentally conscious

Care of the environmentCare of the environment

Care of the treesCare of the trees

Care of the animalsCare of the animals

Literature creates awareness Literature creates awareness of environmental concerns!of environmental concerns!

Care of the riversCare of the riversand oceansand oceans

e.g. when metaphors are used in e.g. when metaphors are used in conversation or writing, - e.g. his conversation or writing, - e.g. his life was ‘a brief candle’, took the life was ‘a brief candle’, took the road ‘less travelled’, etc, Malaysians road ‘less travelled’, etc, Malaysians will be able to interact meaningfullywill be able to interact meaningfully

Literature can help students Literature can help students understand other people when understand other people when they read about other people’s they read about other people’s lives. This will help in cultural, lives. This will help in cultural, interpersonal as well as interpersonal as well as intrapersonal understanding. intrapersonal understanding.

develop in students the develop in students the ability to discuss ideas, ability to discuss ideas, and to open up minds.and to open up minds.

Personal Personal developmentdevelopment

analytical analytical thinking abilitythinking ability

informed Malaysians, informed Malaysians, able to operate in able to operate in international situationsinternational situations

multicultural multicultural understandingunderstanding

intrapersonal intrapersonal understandingunderstanding

Apart from fostering multicultural understanding, literature also Apart from fostering multicultural understanding, literature also provides good models of language use !provides good models of language use !

Good models ofGood models oflanguage use arelanguage use are

especially importantespecially importantbecause of thebecause of thenumber of thenumber of the

Malaysian varietyMalaysian varietyof English!of English!

Hopefully these models of language will make students more awareof good language use

& assist in the development of effective communication

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENTLANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

Approach :

light, with an emphasis on enjoyment

adapt teaching to students of different abilities

CURRENT CYCLE

GENREFORM

1FORM

2FORM

3FORM

4FORM

5TOTAL

POEMS 3 6 9

SHORT STORIES

3 5 8

NOVELS 1 1 1 3

PLAYS

TOTAL 6 1 1 11 1 20

NEXT CYCLE –BEGINS-2010

GENREFORM 1(2010)

FORM 2(2011)

FORM 3(2012)

FORM 4(2010)

FORM 5(2011)

TOTAL

POEMS 2 2 2 2 2 10

SHORT STORIES

1 1 2 4

NOVELS 1 1 1 2

PLAYS 1 1 2

TOTAL 4 4 3 5 3 18

The River Valerie Bloom This poem shows the river in its varied roles such as a wanderer, a baby, a monster. Each role shows diversity through very detailed description

Mr. Nobody Anonymous This is a humorous conversation between a student and teacher. The student comes up with all kinds of excuses for being late.

POEMS - FORM 1

I Wonder Jeannie Kirby This poem focuses on the curiosity of a child about the world that he lives in through the questions he poses.

Heir Conditioning M. Shanmugalingam This poem is about two generations talking about how modern inventions have changed their lives – how technology has affected human life and the environment today.

POEMS - FORM 2

A Fighter’s Lines (Marzuki Ali)

Translated by

Rohani Longuet

This poem on patriotism calls to the younger generation to stand up for justice and freedom as a legacy of hope to continue the struggles of our independent fighters.

Leisure William Henry Davies The poem wants us to take time to be aware of the beauty of nature around us and really appreciate it.

POEMS - FORM 3

In The Midst Of Hardship

(Latiff Mohidin)

Translated by

Salleh Ben Joned

Talks about the many groups of people who have to go through hardship daily because they are born into it but they do not make a big deal out of it. In fact, they appreciate their lives and make the most out of it.

He had such quiet eyes

Bibsy Soenharjo This poem talks about being careful when choosing friends as looks can be misleading and cause future regrets

POEMS - FORM 4

Nature H.D. Carberry A simple poem describing the climate of a tropical country and the different types of weather experienced in Jamaica.

Are You Still Playing Your Flute?

Zurinah Hassan There is an air of indifference and ignorance by the flutist who keeps on playing even when there is suffering, ugliness and discontentment in the real world.

POEMS - FORM 5

Flipping Fantastic

Jane Langford

This story is presented in the form of a diary of 3 people, the twins – James and Tristan and their mum. The diary entries focuses on the issue of the twins going to different schools when all this while they have been together in the same school. Tristan is a in a wheelchair and is the stronger one. James is physically normal but is timid. They wonder how each of them is going to survive without the other in their new schools and the mum starts wondering if she has made the right decision by putting them in different schools.

SHORT STORY- FORM 1

One is One and All Alone

Nicholas Fisk This story is a sci-fi story set in the year 2045. Trish and her dad are on a space journey to Trion where her mum is waiting for them. Trish is the only child on board. She feels lonely and bored. Her only ‘friend’ is her Voice Printer, an interactive computer. So, she decides to clone herself. She named her clone, Clo. At first, it is fun to have a friend. Eventually, it becomes really irritating to be around someone exactly identical. Thus, Trish decides to ‘dispose’ of Clo. In the end, it is Clo who disposes of Trish and took over Trish’s life!

SHORT STORY- FORM 2

QWERTYUIOP Vivien Alcock

A new employee is spooked by a ‘haunted’ electrical typewriter which is possessed by an ex-employee who used to work with the company under a previous boss. It seems that she is sending messages through the typewriter from beyond the grave and scaring all the new employees away so that she can have her job back.

The Fruitcake Special

Frank Brennan

A story with a hint of romance on how a chemist from a perfume factory concocts a special perfume using a bit of fruitcake. Men seem to be drawn to this perfume. So what is the secret ingredient? Should she allow a man to fall for her because of the perfume or for who she truly is?

SHORT STORY- FORM 4

Rumpelstiltskin Adapted byAngela Lanyon

This is a classic about a girl whose parents claim that she can turn straw into gold to the king. Of course Lisa cannot do it and it is Rumpelstiltskin who helps her in return for things she has got. Her last promise was to give him her baby and when he comes to claim the baby, she pleaded with him. Lisa was given the chance to guess his name in order to keep the baby.

PLAYS - FORM 2

Gulp and Gasp

John Townsend

A comedy that revolves around a greedy Lord Septic who plans to buy a particular railway station because he wants to look for the Gatsby Gold hidden by the late Lady Gatsby who was murdered by his father there. Before she died, she left the locker key with her baby son, Percy who rescues a blind woman from Lord Septic and learns of his true identity.

PLAYS- FORM 4

Journey to the Centre of the Earth

(Jules Verne)

Retold by

Davis Worth Miller &

Katherine McClean Brevard

The story tells of the adventure of Axel Lidenbrock, his uncle Otto and Hans Bjelke. Otto finds a mysterious message by the Icelandic explorer Arne Saknussemm. They find out that the note describes a secret passageway to the centre of the earth. Starting their journey in the volcanic Mount Sheffels, the adventurers find themselves descending deeper and deeper. Along the way, with Hans as their guide, the men discover some interesting things and danger but finally find a way up through another volcano in Sicily.

Black Beauty

(Anna Sewell)

Retold by

L.L. Owens

This graphic novel depicts a colt, Black Beauty’s life as a farm horse and later trained to become a cab horse in a big town and how it finally settled down as a coach/wagon puller in the home of a kind mistress and his former stable help, Joe. The story highlights the friendship among Merrylegs, Ginger and Black Beauty. It shows the loyalty and peaceful nature of horses. It reflects the attitude of Black Beauty’s owners towards him. Black Beauty endures some mistreatment and the disrespect shown towards animals.

The Boscombe Valley Mystery

Arthur Conan Doyle

It is 1875 and a murder occurs in Boscombe Valley. Charles McCarthy is dead and his son, James, is arrested. However, Alice Turner believes he is innocent and request Sherlock Holmes for help. Although the evidence indicates James’ involvement, Sherlock Holmes goes on to further investigate the mystery behind the murder. His findings lead him to Turner, the supposed family friend of McCarthy. Through clever work and thinking, another mystery is solved.

NOVEL- FORM 1

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