{"product_id":"individual-literary-skills","title":"Individual Literary Skills","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDevelop your literary skills through the close reading of a different literary text each week \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighlights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJoin this individual course \u003c\/strong\u003eto develop your ability to comment knowledgeably on literature \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e3-7 hours of live 1:1 classes\u003c\/strong\u003e to work on deepening your understanding of how the author creates character, atmosphere and drama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRead a variety of literary texts and \u003c\/strong\u003edevelop your literary analysis skills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCorrection by your native speaker English teacher\u003c\/strong\u003e as you discuss each text \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Literary Skills for Readers Course\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eEach week we \u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eanalyse a different text, discussing it to help you use and improve your spoken English. Participants develop their literary analysis skills, interpreting a wide range of texts, including modern and older literary works. We explore the complexities of language and how a writer crafts a text for meaning. We examine both language features and structural devices to affect how the message is delivered.  Language features might include metaphor and simile, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, the rule of 3, and use of the senses.  Structural devices could include variations to s\u003c\/span\u003eentence structures, change of tempo, repetition or listing, change of time or shifts in focus, the narrative perspective, and uses of dialogue.  The course enables you to comment incisively on books and literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-e8a3e4ea-7fff-1d45-7c5a-c13b43c53543\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-f39f2da5-7fff-5f4e-cce6-c4e272515549\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e  The course includes some or all of the following extracts:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 99.915%; height: 284.773px;\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e \u003ccol style=\"width: 39.9287%;\" width=\"224\"\u003e \u003ccol style=\"width: 33.8681%;\" width=\"190\"\u003e \u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 35.5966px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 35.5966px;\" scope=\"col\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtract\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 35.5966px;\" scope=\"col\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAuthor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 35.5966px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 35.5966px;\" scope=\"col\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJamaica Inn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 35.5966px;\" scope=\"col\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDaphne du Maurier\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 35.5966px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 35.5966px;\" scope=\"col\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Silk Factory \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 35.5966px;\" scope=\"col\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJudith Allnatt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 35.5966px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 35.5966px;\" scope=\"col\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBrighton Rock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 35.5966px;\" scope=\"col\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGraham Greene\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 35.5966px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 35.5966px;\" scope=\"col\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJigs and Reels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 35.5966px;\" scope=\"col\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJoanne Harris\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 35.5966px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 35.5966px;\" scope=\"col\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Tiredness of Rosabel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 35.5966px;\" scope=\"col\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eKatherine Mansfield\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 35.5966px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 35.5966px;\" scope=\"col\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLabyrinth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 35.5966px;\" scope=\"col\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eKate Mosse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 35.5966px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 35.5966px;\" scope=\"col\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA Sound of Thunder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 35.5966px;\" scope=\"col\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRay Bradbury\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan id=\"m_-4107098978290820361gmail-docs-internal-guid-d9887d74-7fff-795c-afad-1d9333daa2c7\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeoff says:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This course is a great way to develop your skills of noticing language and understanding how the author has created characters, atmosphere and drama. It is different to other book club courses as there will be less reading each week - the text we analyse will be an extract of just over one page.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Click Add to Cart to reserve your place.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0519\/3111\/9814\/files\/trust-badges_with_background_480x480.png?v=1637237914\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 18.0932%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDates \u0026amp; time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.9068%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eContact Geoff to arrange a suitable day and time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 18.0932%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.9068%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 18.0932%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnline class size\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.9068%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1:1, on Zoom or in person\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 18.0932%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat you learn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.9068%;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo develop your ability to comment on literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo analyse contemporary and classic literary texts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo understand how an author creates mood, tempo and emotion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo confidently speak and interact with others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo overcome any gaps by paraphrasing or rephrasing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo develop and extend areas of high level vocabulary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo gain a deeper understanding of cultural issues\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 18.0932%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour teacher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.9068%;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeoff Hardy-Gould, BSc, MBA, CTEFLA, DTEFLA. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver 20 years' experience of UK language schools. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSpeaker at:  2026 IATEFL Conference; 2025 Literature SIG Conference; 2024 IATEFL Conference; 2023 IATEFL TechLit! 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