——來自QED導師的話
English language is renown as the most valuable language to learn, with the universally accepted opinion that it is vital in the growth of children. Once students have mastered the complexities of the English language, there is no better way to extend this learning than to divulge in England’s finest literary classics. English literature goes beyond language, it teaches students about British history, universal themes such as love, war, desire, justice amongst many more. It represents the foundation to which learning is based.
The literature that QED’s students will study on the 15-hour programme will be based around famous, classic English literature texts. The Great Gatsby, Jane Eyre, Shakespeare, Lord of the Flies will be a few of the key focuses, representing literary classics which could be the focus of student’s GCSE, A level or University syllabuses. These works will expand students』 minds, encouraging students to form and build on their own opinions, comment on the texts universal themes, whilst analyzing the use of different language and devices. English literature serves to inform students of the context in which novels were created, such as the deeply enriched historical influence that impacted the way the work was written.
Likewise, the importance of poetry in society encourages students to 『think outside the box』. The 15-hour course prepares students to use literary devices to critique poetry and poets themselves.
By engaging with these famous works and the complexities of their use of language, students will be best prepared for their future learning in the British education system. Students on QED’s 15-hour programme will engage in more complex language and content. The content of the course will encourage students to build on original ideas, engage more articulately, be analytical and adopt a broader range of vocabulary. Most importantly, students will gain a greater understanding of the English language and the greatest works of English literature.
英語被世界公認是最有價值學習的語言，因為它對學生的全方位成長至關重要。
在學生掌握了基本的英語語言知識點後，英國文學經典的精讀是最好的、使英語學習更上一層樓的方法。英語文學超越了語言，不僅承載了大英帝國的歷史，還傳遞了人類共通的主題，比如愛、戰爭、欲望、正義等等。
QED英文文學課程將以經典英文名著為綱，包括GCSE、A-level甚至是大學教學內容中通常出現的《偉大的蓋茨比》、《簡·愛》、莎士比亞作品、《蠅王》等名著。通過研讀名著，拓展學生思維，鼓勵學生表達自己的觀點，開闊視野，並嘗試探討人類共通的主題。同時，學生還會了解更多小說創作的背景，分析歷史時期和歷史原因對於其寫作風格的影響。
作為世界上最偉大的劇作家，莎士比亞通過戲劇為英語世界的文學做出了重大貢獻。學習莎士比亞作品有著十分重要的意義，因為作品中更多涉及的，是人類共通的、永恆的主題，莎士比亞最擅長用矛盾衝突來探討這些永恆的話題，比如生存還是死亡。莎士比亞的作品《無事生非》，《麥克白》，《羅密歐與朱麗葉》是學生閱讀中最具挑戰性的三本書。莎士比亞語言的特殊性，使得閱讀充滿挑戰性但同時也充滿了成就感。同時，閱讀和分析莎士比亞的作品可以深入了解當時的文化和社會。莎士比亞對文學和英語的影響，被認為是理解現代世界的必要條件。
同樣，詩歌在文學寶庫中的作用也不言而喻。學習詩歌重要性在於，它可以鼓勵學生「跳出框框思考」。QED文學精讀課程將帶領學生學習如何使用批判的眼光分析詩人和詩歌。
總而言之，採用經典文學作品作為該課程的教學大綱，將更好的鼓勵學生分析思考，明確參與，有的放矢的分析，並學習更廣泛的詞彙和寫作手法。同時，也會幫助學生對英語和英語文學最偉大的作品有更深入的了解，為未來的繼續深造做好準備。