Interactive Literature, Volume 1

Interactive Literature (Volume 1 and Volume 2) is a unique language learning resource that bridges the gap between classroom practice and the development of English language skills by individual students. Aimed at intermediate levels and above, this book is a wonderful journey through the world of English and American literature.

This book has been inspired by the challenges every teacher of English as a second language faces - motivating students and finding interesting ways for them to interact. It is packed full of exercises that have been tried and tested in the classroom and, crucially, with student input.

Easy to follow and work through, the book’s exercises can be completed in class or at home and combine quizzes, word games and illustration tasks to engage and excite students. Literary ‘guides’ from fictional works provide narrative company along the way.

Interactive Literature provides a comprehensive and stimulating guide to the authors, their works and the literary forms that have shaped modern literature. This journey begins with the legend of King Arthur and the old English of Chaucer and ends with 20th Century greats such as Laurie Lee and J.R.R. Tolkien. 

Tim Lay, editor

297 pages, covering the first written evidences of literary works, both in England and the USA, and up to the Victorian Age.

The whole book has been illustrated by students to encourage the learners to add their own drawings. Moreover, the illustrations are black and white so the students can personalize them by using their own colours.