Vietnam: Who is the author of the famous literary work "Don Quijote"? What literary knowledge does the 8th-grade Literature curriculum include?

Who is the author of the famous literary work "Don Quijote"?

"Don Quijote" is one of the world's classic literary works, written by the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. This work has been translated into many languages and is considered one of the significant milestones in the history of world literature.

"Don Quijote" is a famous literary work that students study in the 8th-grade Literature curriculum.

8th-grade students can refer to the following information about the famous literary work "Don Quijote":

*Note: The information about the author of the famous literary work "Don Quijote" is for reference only./.

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What literary knowledge does the 8th-grade Literature curriculum in Vietnam include?

Under Section 5 of the Appendix of the General Education Program for Literature, issued together with Circular 32/2018/TT-BGDDT, the literary knowledge in the 8th-grade Literature curriculum in Vietnam is specified as follows:

Literary Knowledge

1.1. Imagination in literary works

1.2. Titles and how to set them for texts

1.3. Themes and main topics, how to determine main topics; structure

2.1. Plot, setting, characters, and language in comedic and historical stories

2.2. Single-strand and multi-strand plots

2.3. Main artistic techniques of satirical poetry

2.4. Some elements of prosody in seven-word quatrains and four-line verses of Tang poetry: composition, discipline, rules, rhymes, rhythm, opposition

2.5. Some form elements of a poem: language, imagery, composition, emotional flow

2.6. Conflict, action, characters, dialogues, and satirical techniques in literary scripts (comedy)

2.7. Some form elements of free verse (six, seven syllables): number of lines, words, rhymes, rhythm

3.1. Readers and how they individually perceive a literary text

3.2. Content reflection and the author's perspective on life and humans

What are the orientations in the teaching methods for 8th-grade Literature in Vietnam?

Under Section 6 of the Appendix of the General Education Program for Literature, issued together with Circular 32/2018/TT-BGDDT, the following stipulations apply for 8th-grade Literature:

The General Education Program for Literature employs educational methods oriented towards integrated and differentiated teaching; diversifying organizational forms, methods, and teaching tools to stimulate students' active participation, initiative, and creativity in learning and applying knowledge and skills.

Based on the program, teachers proactively and flexibly construct and organize lessons according to the following orientations:

- Conducting intra-subject integration (both knowledge and skills), inter-subject integration, and integration of prioritized educational content (cross-disciplinary); ensuring differentiation according to student target groups at all levels and contributing to vocational orientation in the upper secondary level.

- Training students in methods of reading, writing, speaking, and listening; practicing and experiencing the reception and application of Vietnamese language and literature knowledge through various in-class and out-of-class activities; focusing on using teaching tools to overcome rote teaching, developing thinking and honing students' skills in using different tools.

- Enhancing and promoting students' active self-reliance; allocating substantial time for students to research textbooks and learning materials, practice, present, discuss, and defend learning outcomes so they can independently read, write, speak, and listen according to different requirements and levels; checking and evaluating students' performance in learning tasks.