PdF:CJ2BP_LKLM Chapters from Lit. for Y. A. - Course Information

CJ2BP_LKLM Chapters from Literature for Young Adults

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Milena Šubrtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Jiří Poláček, CSc.
Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Petra Rozbořilová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education

Timetable

Wed 12:00–13:50 učebna 1

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Czech Language and Literature (programme PdF, B-SPE)

Course objectives

The aim of the subject is to introduce students to the development of youth literature, including the main genres of literature for children and youth as well as significant authors. The lecture in the form of selected topics covers the production in Czech literature for children and youth from the beginning till these days. The topics are organised into sections of poetry, prose (exile literature included) and a brief outline of secondary literature. It also brings an outline of the most significant genres of literature for children and young adults. Students will be able to explain the development of literary trends and movements in the particular period of Czech literature. They will be able to identify and analyse the style of outstanding literary personalities of the period. They will be able to interpret literary pieces as well as justify and support their views using their knowledge of literary studies.

Syllabus

• The beginnings of literature for youth (LFY) and their preconditions in the context of Czech literature - LFY during the National Revival, the beginnings of genre differentiation, the role of folklore in children’s and youth reading, problematic nature of a folklore tale - development of poetry for children and youth in the nineteenth century - LFY from the beginning of the twentieth century to the year 1945 - LFY from 1945 to the late 1950s, discontinuity in its development after 1945, new editorial policy of SNDK (Children’s Books State Publishing House) - LFY in the 1960s, stratification of values in works for children and youth - LFY in the period of normalization - metamorphosis of LFY from the 1990s to the present - the latest news in the field of Czech and world literature for youth

Literature

required literature
• ŠUBRTOVÁ, Milena. Slovník autorů literatury pro děti a mládež 2. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2012, 456 pp. ISBN 978-80-7277-506-4. info
• ŠUBRTOVÁ, Milena. Pohádkové příběhy v české literatuře pro děti a mládež (1990-2010). Fairy tales in the Czech literature for children and youth (1990-2010). (Fairy tales in the Czech literature for children and youth (1990-2010).). In Milena Šubrtová a kol. Pohádkové příběhy v české literatuře pro děti a mládež (1990-2010). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, p. 11-63. Publikace NMU-37/11-02/58. ISBN 978-80-210-5692-3. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M210-5692-2011. info
• TOMAN, Jaroslav. Konstanty a proměny moderní české poezie pro děti : (tvorba, recepce, reflexe). [České Budějovice]: Vlastimil Johanus, 2008, 271 s. ISBN 9788090424722. info
• URBANOVÁ, Svatava. Sedm klíčů k otevření literatury pro děti a mládež 90. let XX. století : reflexe české tvorby a recepce. Olomouc: Votobia, 2004, 457 s. ISBN 8070426683. info

not specified
• Časopis Bibiana, viz archiv: www.bibiana.sk
• MALÝ, Radek - NEŠPOR, Josef. Lexikon českých nakladatelství dětské knihy. Olomouc: UP, 2015. ISBN 9788024445038.
• ŠUBRTOVÁ, Milena. Tematika smrti v české a světové próze pro děti a mládež (The topic of death in the Czech and world literature for children and youth). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 127 pp. Spisy Pedagogické fakulty MU, svazek č. 104. ISBN 978-80-210-4413-5. info

Teaching methods

Students will get an insight into the basic trends of literature for young adults in the respective period, as well as into the specific nature of the poetics of individual literary movements. They will be able to identify and analyze the style of outstanding personalities, significant for a particular period. Students will further develop their literary knowledge and interpretational skills with the aim to communicate with a literary work more efficiently. They will creatively use their knowledge gained not only in the classes but also in their individual study of recommended literature which they will be able to discuss regularly with their teacher.

Assessment methods

Students will present outcomes of their work in written form which will help them to enhance their ability to think critically and develop their individual style. Emphasis is put on students’ ability to evaluate a particular literary piece, compare it in the context of the contemporary Czech and world literary production and defend and formulate their views with precision and professional insight. Course is concluded with a credit. Requirements: A review of a work of a Czech writer for children and youth published after the year 2018(included).

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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