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The Reading Dog: Literary English in Edinburgh

C1•Portuguese → English

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Beatrice

Don't mind him — Reads has an opinion about everyone who comes through that door. He generally approves of people who stop to look at the poetry section first. Do you find yourself drawn to poetry, or are you more of a prose creature?

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Reads, the Literary DogA Passage Read to the Dog1 Vocabulary, 1 Phrases, 1 GrammarThe Vocabulary of FeelingFiona Explains the Idioms1 Vocabulary, 1 Phrases, 1 GrammarAlastair Enters the DebateSapir, Whorf, and Reads1 Vocabulary, 1 Phrases, 1 GrammarReading Aloud TogetherThe Language of GriefFiona on the Art of the IdiomAlastair's ConcessionThe Passage That StaysWhat Language Can HoldThe Last Passage

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The Reading Dog

PORTUGUESE → ENGLISHC1

The Reading Dog

Literary English in Edinburgh

A Brazilian academic visits a legendary independent bookshop in Edinburgh and discovers Reads — a resident dog who responds to literary passages read aloud. Under the mentorship of the wise bookshop owner Beatrice, alongside the eccentric retired academic Alastair, and the bridges-all-registers Fiona, you explore language not as a tool but as art.

What You'll Learn

Master C1 literary vocabulary: nuanced emotional expression, register shifting, idiomatic British English, and the language of literary analysis.