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    NAME: NURUL FARHANA BINTI MOHD NADZRI

    BATCH: 18 (TESL)

    Introduction to English Literature

    Tutorial 1

    1. What is literature? The word literature is derived from the Latin term which means ‘letter’.
    It has been defined differently by various writers or poetry. Literature exist in a book,
    magazine or a pamphlet. To understand better, literature is a written works that deals with
    ideas, thoughts and emotions of a person/writer and literature can be said as a story of a
    man.

    2.

    (a) Family Background


    William Shakespeare born and died on 23rd of April. He lived until 52 years old and
    had 7 siblings in Shakespeare’s family. He married with Anne Hathaway. They were
    married in 1582, when he was 18 years old while his wife was 26 years old. They had
    three children which are Hamnet Shakespeare, Susanna Hall and Judith Quiney.
    (b) Education Background
    William Shakespeare went to King Edward VI Grammar School and this was a sign
    that his parents had cash, as they were a class who could afford to have their sons not
    enter the workface. William left school at fourteen years old and did not go to
    university.
    (c) Literary Works
    His literary work may be divided into four periods. The plays are dated according to
    the theatrical season in which they were first staged. William Shakespeare wrote 37
    plays and 154 sonnets. His plays are made up of a total of 884,429 words. He also
    introduced almost 3000 words to the English Language and used over 7000 words only
    once in his plays.
    (d) Achievements
    William Shakespeare started acting in late 1599 when the Glob theatre was built in the
    early 1599. He also shared part owner ship with the glob theatre about 12.5% of the
    theatre. He expressed himself and his beliefs through acting and wrote many plays even
    though it was impractical.

    3. Why I think literature is important in our lives? This is because, it can build the critical
    thinking skills. When we read, we learn to look between the lines. We were taught to find
    symbols, make connections, find themes and learn about characters. With reading, we can
    expand the skills and we begin to look at a sentence with a larger sense of detail. Then, we
    can appreciate the other cultures and beliefs. Reading about history, anthropology or
    religious studies provides a method of learning about cultures and beliefs others than our
    owns. It can allow you to understand and get experience about the systems of living.
    Literature taught us to learn, understand and appreciate it. It also taught us about the life,
    cultures and experiences of people in other parts of the world. Furthermore, literature is
    important to us to get us better writing skills. This is because, when we read a book, our
    eyes will read the words and we wonder how the writer wrote the sentences or words with
    their fantastic ideas. When we read more, we will get more information and it can gain our
    knowledge and improves our writing skills. Besides that, literature gives information about
    the other parts of the world which you may be able to visit in your lifetime and also gives
    information about the other subjects such as in Science, in History, in Geography and so
    on.

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