Ilmin Nda Kulture

Introduction to Literature and Culture

• Study: Involves professional reading, analyzing theories, structures, contexts, and meaning-making in literary works.
• Literature: Focuses on fictional texts, contrasting with texts referencing real life.
• Culture: Cultural Studies encompass practices, rules of behavior, and social contexts, referencing other disciplines like history and sociology. Cultural practices aren't formally written but are copied and followed.
• English as a Language: The meaning of "English" isn't tied to a single nation, with writers and literature from globally. Terminology can be culturally complex.

Why Study English?

• Historical Context: English's spread was tied to colonization, power, and dominance, including slavery and imperialism.
• Historical Importance: English language use starts from early English monarchs and English colonization and the spread of the English language in context of colonization and Imperialism.
• Jamestown Colony: The establishment of the Jamestown Colony (1607) marks an important period in English language expansion and colonial development in North America.
• Decolonization: The late 19th and 20th centuries saw a notable shift of power from colonizers to colonized nations, impacting the use of English.
• English's continuing influence: English remains a powerful influencer language around the world, often through media. This is a significant component of the study.

Reading Strategies

• General Comprehension: Quickly scan texts for understanding.
• Deep Comprehension: Carefully analyze text, style, narrative, and linguistic details.
• Poetry: Read poems aloud to identify patterns and rhythm.
• Note-taking: Take detailed notes for retention.
• Detailed Analysis: Deeply examine texts for nuanced details.

Science of Reading

• Pattern Recognition: The brain recognizes and processes the patterns of written language.
• Memory of Words: The brain stores memories of how words appear over time, making it able to interpret partially visible or obscured written words.
• Contextual Understanding: Reading can be partly dependent on the social and cultural context.

Ayyi tura hima sa English, ilmin, da kulture. Ina bincike kan nazari, tsarin, da mahimmancin rubutun adabi da muhimman bayanai na al'adu. Wannan mwari yana gano taraf bara da tarihancin tsarikan harshen Turanci a cikin tarihi.