Course info

Credits: 4

Prerequisite: 2 courses in English 10

CHEK ABC English courses in Grades 10, 11 and 12 are courses developed by CHEK ABC professional teaching staff. Teachers trained as specialists in English have developed these English courses so that the courses will reflect the high Christian standards of the school and at the same time meet all the requirements of the BC Ministry of Education. The course content deals with the real world as it is in its brokenness and sorrow but at the same time is guided by Philippians 4:8 in which the Christian is encouraged to think on that which is the highest and the best.

The CHEK ABC English courses are unique in that the major pieces of literature such as novels or plays at each grade level have supplements that have been prepared by a CHEK ABC English teacher who is not only a specialist in the teaching of English, but is also a specialist in integrating faith and learning into educational materials. These supplements examine the novel or play within a Christian context and give a Christian perspective to the piece of literature. This enables the student to pursue the study of the novel or play and in doing so see how faith and learning has been integrated into the subject matter to develop a Christian perspective on the novel or the play.

Literary Studies 12

Literary Studies 12 focuses on literature from around the globe. The study of literature helps students see the world - people, places, things, events - through different eyes and by way of a different viewpoint. This contributes to a student forming and developing their own belief set, opinions, views, etc.. Good stories, whether novels, short stories, plays, or poems, help students experience, in their mind, new vistas, customs, cultures, and ways of life. This helps students see how life is different (and the same in some ways) in other countries. Reading international literature gives students a glimpse of how people live and view life in other lands. Finally, the study of literature allows students to explore specific themes, periods, authors, or areas of the world through literary works (fiction and non-fiction) in a variety of media. The nature of man to ignore Divine institutions designed for man's good will be considered. Similarly in the study of Shakespeare's drama, the Christian perspective upon good and evil, Divine order, conscience, human government and human choice will be presented.

It is expected that the student will become increasingly familiar with what the Bible teaches and how to apply the Christian world view to the real world as the only rational sustainable way to understand the universe.

Students will also learn to be confident communicators of what they learn. They will be required to conduct research and in writing a critical analysis or completing an assignment they will clearly and succinctly present their thoughts in a logical and consistent manner demonstrating writing skills and proper grammatical usage.