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Unit 12 Lesson 5
Wole Soyinka
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• talkcd about some non-native writers writing in
• read a passage to extract specific information
• written a short article on the effects of western
A Mention any Bangladeshi author writing in English. In pairs discuss and note down some Asian writers writing in English.
B Do you know of any African creative writers who have produced works in English?
C Read the following passage about one African writer and answer the questions below it.
Wole Soyinka (1934- ) is a Nigerian playwright and poet writing m English. He was instrumental in the development of a Nigerian theatre. Soyinka was born in Abelkota on July 13, 1934. He was educated in Ibadan university. Nigeria and Leeds University, England. He studied the theatre in London, where his play The Invention was produced. He returned to Ibadan in I960 to investigate indigenous drama forms and later that year his play A Dance of the forests was performed at Nigeria's Independence celebrations. He became director of the School of Drama at the University of Ibadan in 1969.
Other plays by Soyinka include The Lion and the Jewel (1963), a satirical comedy in which the imposition of modern civilisation on Africa in seen as a threat to individuality, and The Road (1965) which has its source in Nigerian folklore. He also published Idanre and Other Poems, and a novel, The Interpreters (1964).
1 What is Soyinka famous for?
2 What do you come to know about his education from the passage?
3 What does Soyinka mean when he says 'Western civilisation is a threat to individuality' in his The Lion and the Jewel? Do you agree?
D In pairs discuss the positive and negative influences of western civilisation on Bangladeshi society. Then write a paragraph of about 150 words about this for your college magazine.
Focus:
Skills.
Reading,
speaking,
writing. Functions.
Seeking information.
Grammar/Structure.
Passive voice.
Vocabulary.
investigate,
celebration, satirical,
imposition,
individuality, folklore,
indigenous.
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Unit 12 Lesson 5
Wole Soyinka
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• talkcd about some non-native writers writing in
• read a passage to extract specific information
• written a short article on the effects of western
A Mention any Bangladeshi author writing in English. In pairs discuss and note down some Asian writers writing in English.
B Do you know of any African creative writers who have produced works in English?
C Read the following passage about one African writer and answer the questions below it.
Wole Soyinka (1934- ) is a Nigerian playwright and poet writing m English. He was instrumental in the development of a Nigerian theatre. Soyinka was born in Abelkota on July 13, 1934. He was educated in Ibadan university. Nigeria and Leeds University, England. He studied the theatre in London, where his play The Invention was produced. He returned to Ibadan in I960 to investigate indigenous drama forms and later that year his play A Dance of the forests was performed at Nigeria's Independence celebrations. He became director of the School of Drama at the University of Ibadan in 1969.
Other plays by Soyinka include The Lion and the Jewel (1963), a satirical comedy in which the imposition of modern civilisation on Africa in seen as a threat to individuality, and The Road (1965) which has its source in Nigerian folklore. He also published Idanre and Other Poems, and a novel, The Interpreters (1964).
1 What is Soyinka famous for?
2 What do you come to know about his education from the passage?
3 What does Soyinka mean when he says 'Western civilisation is a threat to individuality' in his The Lion and the Jewel? Do you agree?
D In pairs discuss the positive and negative influences of western civilisation on Bangladeshi society. Then write a paragraph of about 150 words about this for your college magazine.
Focus:
Skills.
Reading,
speaking,
writing. Functions.
Seeking information.
Grammar/Structure.
Passive voice.
Vocabulary.
investigate,
celebration, satirical,
imposition,
individuality, folklore,
indigenous.