Teachers’ Forum

For ideas from the British Council on literature try the following sites

Literature Matters “We've gone digital! We hope that you will enjoy the articles and features, and will come away feeling wiser about the current state of new writing in the UK”

T@lking Books from BC Poland. “If you like talking about books as much as you like reading them, then you have come to the right page.” It organises interviews with authors and Readers Groups

Literary Translation Devised by the BC literature department in partnership with the British Centre for Literary Translation, this site aims 'to promote the reading of literature both into and out of translation and to explore the area of literary translation as a dynamic and lively art form'. It deals with both the art and practice of translation.

Young Cultural Creators “is a project which opens up young people’s reading and inspires their creativity. The combination of libraries, museums, archives, galleries, and children’s writers brings the project to life.”

Contemporary writers in the UK “This unique, searchable database contains up-to-date profiles of some of the UK and Commonwealth's most important living writers - biographies, bibliographies, critical reviews, prizes and photographs.”

enCompass Culture “Don't know what to read next. Interested in talking about books with readers from around the world? Join our worldwide online book group for adults, young adult’s (12-18) and children (3-12)”

An original short story

Notting Hill Antoinette Moses

Articles connected to literature and popular writing occur in various places on the webpages - here they are brought together for your convenience.

From the main webpages:

Much Ado About Harry Potter

· a teenager's view

· a journalist's view

· a student's view

· a teacher's view

What’s so good about Lord of the Rings? Sebastian Pearce

Alex Garland’s The Beach Diana Maltz

On science fiction and fantasy

Other articles

Food and Literature here you will find materials and activities on John Updike and other American authors, Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens and Jonathon Swift, as well as Adam Mickiewicz

In our Countryside edition you will find literary responses to it from:

Forster: Landscape – ‘greeting the foreigner’

Wordsworth and Mickiewicz: The Countryside of the mind

Heaney, Miłosz and Grass: A Contemporary approach – Three Nobel writers on landscape

Making it strange: literature and culture shock Alan Pulverness
Worlds Within Words: literature and British cultural studies Alan Pulverness

A nice cup of tea: George Orwell’s prescription for post-1984 survival Martin Parker - University of Poznań See Network website

From the BS conference in Puławy

Our British Studies Articles - Original Research section includes articles on literature and popular writing:

Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility and its Film Adaptation Agnieszka Zieja Univ. of Warsaw
Mills & Boon Popular Romances of the 1770s and 1990s Joanna Krzyszycha UMCS
The Treatment of Time in Fiction and Film: The French Lieutenant's Woman Małgorzata Kosior

From the Looking into England conference:


Teachers' Forum: Literature articles

For ideas from the British Council on literature try the following sites Literature Matters “We've gone digital! We hope that you will enjoy the articles and features, and will come away feeling wiser about the current state of new writing in the UK” T@lking Books from BC Poland. “If you like talking about books as much as you like reading them, then you have come to the right page.” It organises interviews with authors and Readers Groups Literary Translation Devised by the BC literature department in partnership with the British Centre for Literary Translation, this site aims 'to promote the reading of literature both into and out of translation and to explore the area of literary translation as a dynamic and lively art form'. It deals with both the art and practice of translation. Young Cultural Creators “is a project which opens up young people’s reading and inspires their creativity. The combination of libraries, museums, archives, galleries, and children’s writers brings the project to life.” Contemporary writers in the UK “This unique, searchable database contains up-to-date profiles of some of the UK and Commonwealth's most important living writers - biographies, bibliographies, critical reviews, prizes and photographs.” enCompass Culture “Don't know what to read next. Interested in talking about books with readers from around the world? Join our worldwide online book group for adults, young adult’s (12-18) and children (3-12)” An original short story Notting Hill Antoinette Moses Articles connected to literature and popular writing occur in various places on the webpages - here they are brought together for your convenience. From the main webpages: Much Ado About Harry Potter · a teenager's view · a journalist's view · a student's view · a teacher's view What’s so good about Lord of the Rings? Sebastian Pearce Alex Garland’s The Beach Diana Maltz On science fiction and fantasy Overview of British Science Fiction & Fantasy Overview of Polish Science Fiction & Fantasy An Interview with Stephen Baxter Science Fiction and Fantasy Survey Other articles Food and Literature here you will find materials and activities on John Updike and other American authors, Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens and Jonathon Swift, as well as Adam Mickiewicz In our Countryside edition you will find literary responses to it from: Forster: Landscape – ‘greeting the foreigner’ Wordsworth and Mickiewicz: The Countryside of the mind Heaney, Miłosz and Grass: A Contemporary approach – Three Nobel writers on landscape Making it strange: literature and culture shock Alan Pulverness Worlds Within Words: literature and British cultural studies Alan Pulverness A nice cup of tea: George Orwell’s prescription for post-1984 survival Martin Parker - University of Poznań See Network website From the BS conference in Puławy Incorporating literature into the British Studies module of the licencjat examination at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin Beata Kiersnowska Working with autobiography Beata Piątek A virtual journey to residential places in London: housing in London in contemporary literature - a culture-oriented investigation of the theme and the source Anna Czyszczoń Our British Studies Articles - Original Research section includes articles on literature and popular writing: Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility and its Film Adaptation Agnieszka Zieja Univ. of Warsaw Mills & Boon Popular Romances of the 1770s and 1990s Joanna Krzyszycha UMCS The Treatment of Time in Fiction and Film: The French Lieutenant's Woman Małgorzata Kosior From the Looking into England conference: Re-reading Rudyard Kipling’s English heroism: narrating nation in ‘The Jungle Book’ Jopi Nyman Representations of Englishness in Timothy Mo’s novel ‘Sour Sweet’ Ulla Rahbek Academic Englishness: formation of national character in David Lodge’s campus novel Flaminia Nicora