Quote:
Originally Posted by ProfCrash
I fail to see how it is confusing or problematic. The point of the class is to teach students to appreciate the use of the English language. We are fortunate that there are so many great authors across the globe that write in English. Why limit the students to reading only British authors?
|
Because the purpose of the course is to instil a small portion of their literary and cultural heritage into young people. British cultural heritage, not American, or whoever else may happen to write in English. That's certainly not saying that there aren't important works of literature written by non-British authors - of course there are - and if a student decides to study literature at a more advanced level, they may well be studied, but that is not the purpose of the GCSE course.