透過經典文學學習英語：探索經典繪本《野獸國》(Where the Wild Things Are, 1963) 的魅力

在我的英文教學課程中，我喜歡透過經典文學為教材，所以在學習的同時學生不只學習語言，更認識了文化的內涵，進而更與自己以及世界接軌。

最近和我的學生一起讀了經典的繪本《野獸國》，也在這邊和讀者們分享。

請讀者們可以先點以下連結進去讀繪本內容。

特別注意這本書的構圖（composition）與主題（theme），將喜歡或是覺得有趣的部分用英文寫下來，過程都可以查字典去表達自己的感受與想法。

繪本連結：

https://archive.org/details/wherethewildthingsare_20211123/mode/2up

讀完後試著用英文回答以下問題：

1. What is the story about? （The story is about......)
2. Do you find the story scary? (Yes, I find the story scary because.../No. On the other hand, I find it......)
3. Do you like the story?
4. What is the wild thing?
5. Do you find the story relatable to your own life experiences and how?
6. What is the symbol of the monsters in the story?
7. What is Max's magic trick?

回答以上問題對於口說與寫作都是很好的練習。

接下來可以看以下關於這本繪本的更深入介紹，同時練習聽力，如果太快可以調慢一些：

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_r_DTYDjkk&t=304s

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My note：

Where the Wild Things Are is such an enduring story. I love how simple, beautiful, and at the same time, dark the story is. Therefore, I was not surprised that the book was originally banned when it was first released.

As the author Maurice Sendak mentioned, it is not just a book for children but for everyone. The monsters are indeed everyone's demons; they are the monsters we create ourselves. They represent the fears that live within us. However, the story shows us that we have the magic power to command our fears to "be still," and we always have the right and the time to travel to that fantastic island to be free, brave, and wild!

課程帶過的其他經典文本（部分）：

Jean-Paul Sartre： No Exit

Albert Camus：The Stranger

Oscar Wilde： The Picture of Dorian Gray

Roald Dahl： "The Landlady"

Edgar Allan Poe： "The Black Cat"

Paulo Coelho： The Alchemist

Virginia Woolf： "How Should One Read a Book?"

Neil Gaiman: "Chivalry"

Hemingway: "Hills Like White Elephants"

Kafka: "The Judgement."

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課程介紹：

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