LIT 8 (CONTEMPORARY, POPULAR, AND EMERGENT LITERATURE)
2ND SEMESTER A.Y. 2024-2025
VISION
Northeastern Mindanao Colleges' College of Education, Arts and Sciences aspires to produce God-fearing,
highly skilled, and globally competent professionals who will effectively serve humanity for a modern
progressive society.
MISSION
To cultivate a community of future professionals dedicated to lifelong learning and service through a
commitment to excellence, integrity, and innovation to excel in the fields of education, and arts and sciences.
To foster critical thinking, creativity, and ethical leadership where graduates are to make positive contributions
to modern society and strive to uphold the highest standards of academic rigor and social responsibility.
BSED PROGRAM OUTCOMES (Based on CMO No. 75, S. 2017)
a. Possess broad knowledge of languages and literature for effective learning.
b. Use English as a glocal language in a multilingual context as it applies to the teaching of language and
literature.
c. Acquire extensive reading background in language, literature, and allied fields.
d. Demonstrate proficiency in oral and written communication.
e. Shows competence in employing innovative language and literature teaching approaches, methodologies,
and strategies.
f. Use technology in facilitating language learning and teaching.
g. Inspire students and colleagues to lead relevant and transformative changes to improve learning and
teaching language and literature.
h. Display skills and abilities to be a reflective and research-oriented language and literature teacher.
Course Title: Contemporary, Popular, and Emergent
Literature
Course Code: LIT 8
Credits: 3.0 Units/3 hrs. per week
Semester/Year: 2nd semester/AY 2024-2025
Class Schedule:
Course Description
Instructor Name: Roxan M. Moring
Office: College of Education, Arts and Sciences
This course provides pre-service English teachers with opportunities to acquire extensive reading
backgrounds in literature and allied fields needed in the understanding and evaluation of critical issues in
contemporary and popular literature and genres. This course allows them to demonstrate their research-based
content knowledge and its relevance in the teaching learning process using various methods of literary
analysis.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, the pre-service teachers should be able to:
A. discuss research-based content knowledge and critical issues on contemporary, popular, and
emergent literature and its relevance in the teaching-learning process;
B. explain the development of a given genre of popular literature from its beginning to its contemporary
practice through a historical timeline; and
C. use various methods of literary analysis, such as formal, psychological, and /or feminist analysis in
writing a response paper
TIME
ALLOTMENT
Weeks 1
TOPICS
METHODOLOGIES
Interpreting and Evaluating Fiction

1. Types and Elements of Fiction


Weeks 2-5
Introduction to Contemporary
Literature
1. Stories
Collaborative
literary analysis
Lecture –
discussion in
Fiction
Identifying types
and elements of
fiction
 Creative
storytelling and
intensive reading
 Outlining literary
elements
2. Poetry
 Read Aloud
 Discussion on the
history, styles,
characteristics,
famous
personalities, and
concerns of
contemporary
stories
3. Drama
 Examining
theatrical
structures, tracing
changes
 Interactive
discussion:
Misconception
checking
PRELIM EXAM
Introduction to Popular Literature
 Direct Instruction
1. Nature
2. Appeal
3. Social Functions
 Literary Readings
ASSESSMENTS

Literary Analysis/Table
Summary

Short Quiz
 Formative assessment
through outlines and
graphic organizers
 Literature review
 Comparative analysis
between traditional and
contemporary poetry
 Graphic organizers
 Reaction paper on the
issues and challenges
4. Issues and Concerns
Week 6
 Research on the
development of popular
literature
 Literary writing products
 Formative assessment
 Interactive
Discussion
Weeks 7-12
Week 13
Weeks 14-16
Weeks 17
Week 18
Popular Literature Genre
1. Romance
2. Science Fiction
3. Detective Story
4. Comic books
5. Comic Strip
Issues and Challenges in Popular
Literature
 Photo Exhibit
displaying the
different genres of
popular literature
 Multimedia presentation
evaluated by a rubric
 Talk Show
featuring the
issues and
challenges of
popular literature
 Comparative analysis
between contemporary
literature and popular
literature
MIDTERM EXAM
Introduction to Emerging Literature
1. Creative Non-Fiction
 Story telling
2. Hyper Poetry
(literary pieces
3. Chick lit/Chick Literature
pre-assigned to
4. Illustrated Novel
students)
5. Graphic Novel
6. Text-Talk Novels
7. Manga
8. Digi-Fiction
9. Doodle Fiction
10. Flash Fiction
11. Six-word flash fiction
12. Science Fiction
13. 13. Blog
PREFINAL EXAM
Issues and Challenges in
 Panel Discussion
Emerging Literature
The Interrelationship of
Contemporary, Popular, and
Emergent Literature
 Literature Circles
 Groupings: Creating
Emerging Literature
example
 Emerging Literature Fair
 Oral Presentation:
Reactions on the issues
and challenges faced by
emerging literature
 Comparative/Synergistic
essay of the
interrelationship among
contemporary, popular,
and emergent literature
FINAL EXAM
References:
 Heick, T. (2017). 12 strategies for teaching literature in the 21st century.www.teachthought.com
Course Requirements:
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Regular attendance and active participation are required.
Writing reflections, meta-learning logs, and annotated reading lists.
Quizzes and exams.
Creative storytelling and literary response projects.
Grading Policy:
1. Formative Assessment – 30%
2. Creative Assessment – 30%
3. Summative Assessment – 40%
Prepared by:
Evaluated by:
ROXAN M. MORING
Course Instructor
MILAGROS G. VILLARAMA, PhD
CEAS Dean