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• 🇺🇸 Central Time (CT): 7:20 PM

• 🇺🇸 Mountain Time (MT): 6:20 PM

• 🇺🇸 Pacific Time (PT): 5:20 PM

About the Teacher

I am an experienced online English teacher who has worked with students from middle school through high school across a wide range of levels and needs.

Education:

Sogang University, Department of European Culture

Teaching Experience

·         3+ years of online teaching experience

·         Specialized in middle and high school English

·         Experienced in helping students build both academic skills and confidence in public speaking

·         Currently recognized as a “Gguge Middle School English Star!”  and “Gguge High School English Star!”

📚 European short fiction — read and explore it yourself!

We have prepared a time to read and interpret with your own eyes the works of representative European authors like Kafka and Maupassant — names everyone has heard of.

It may feel a bit difficult on your own, but if we go through it slowly and carefully together, discussing as we go, you can encounter the works in a much more interesting and profound way than you might expect.

By sharing diverse perspectives and discussing, you will naturally feel the power of literature and its significance across eras. Even those who have been hesitant because the material felt unfamiliar will be able to fall deeply into the charm of short fiction through this class.

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(16 sessions total)

*I. Franz Kafka* (Anxiety, Absurdity, Alienation of Modern People)
- Session 1: "The Metamorphosis"
- Session 2: "The Judgment"
- Session 3: "A Country Doctor"
- Session 4: "Before the Law"

*II. Guy de Maupassant* (Realism, Irony, Human Desire)
- Session 5: "The Necklace"
- Session 6: "Boule de Suif"
- Session 7: "The Jewels"
- Session 8: "The Horla"

*III. James Joyce* (Stream of Consciousness, Growth, Modern Self — from "Dubliners")
- Session 9: "The Sisters"
- Session 10: "Araby"
- Session 11: "Grace"
- Session 12: "The Dead"

*IV. Hermann Hesse* (Self-Exploration, Growth, Spiritual Wandering)
- Session 13: "Soul of a Boy"
- Session 14: "Klein and Wagner"
- Session 15: "The Stranger"
- Session 16: "The Dreamer"

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After this class, learners will grow like this

• Come to understand the diverse aspects of humanity and society within classic short fiction

• Build the ability to read literary works on their own and summarize key content

• Freely share and communicate their thoughts with classmates

• Broaden their perspective in reading critically and interpreting works

How the Class Works

• Read short works by representative authors like Kafka and Maupassant together

• Work through difficult parts one by one with examples and explanations

• Share each person's thoughts and discuss the questions within the literature

🌟 Recommended for these learners:

• Middle and high school students who have found reading literature difficult

• 14 to 16-year-old learners who are very interested in European culture and society

• Those who want to try freely expressing their thoughts in writing or speech

• Teens who want to hear various people's interpretations and impressions and broaden their thinking

🔍Here's how the class is conducted:

• Introduction to today's author and work, brief sharing of historical context (10 min)

• Pick impressive sentences/passages, introduce them to each other, and share your reasons (30 min)

💡 If literature has felt difficult to you?

European short fiction — names everyone has heard at least once but found hard to approach on their own. Now, let's take on the challenge together, not alone.

If discussion feels difficult or presentations feel burdensome, it is perfectly fine to just listen comfortably and participate. We will create a safe space where everyone can freely share their own feelings and thoughts.

This class is wide open to all who want to enjoy literature!