English LEarner Portfolio
Syrian Political Cartoons – Commentary and Reflection
We have been studying our last body of work on political cartoons by Syrian cartoons on the conflict and preceding political turmoil. We have specifically been looking at the work of Ali Ferzat,...
Human Acts – Final Reflection on Themes and Connections
Here is my reflection on the novel Human Acts by Han Kang after finishing the book. I created a mindmap in which I explore the major themes, how they manifest in the book, and how they may...
Human Acts – Questions on Perspectives and Communication
After reading more about the Gwangju uprising in order to understand the context of the novel, I chose to answer the following three questions related to Kang's (and Smith's) use of techniques to...
Human Acts – Can a nation ever fully recover from its dark past?
We have now begun to read further into the book, and so as part of the reading and the themes we encountered, I chose to answer this conceptual question. I will hopefully revisit this question...
Human Acts – Han Kang – Initial Notes
We have recently started reading Han Kang' Human Acts, translated by Deborah Smith. The following are my notes fro the introduction and first chapter. I was particularly intrigued by the...
The Handmaid’s Tale- Notes on Context
As part of our analysis and study of the novel The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood, we have been exploring some of the important context behind the book, and what particular political and...
Bob Dylan – The Times They Are-A Changin’- Analysis
Recently, we have started exploring a selection of songs from Bob Dylan, a prominent American folk and folk-rock musician who became popular in the 1960s. This particular song, The Times They...
Bias and Freedom of Expression in Journalism
Photo by Thomas Charters on Unsplash Recently in English, we have started to look at journalism- what it is, it's importance and power in our worlds today, and the different issues affecting...
