ICJ14 Methodology of Teaching Literature

Faculty of Education
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Milena Šubrtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jitka Zítková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Milena Šubrtová, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Petra Rozbořilová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will be able to understand basic issues of the field, be able to explain the regularities of the process of literary communication and text reception, basic aspects of the process of literary education, and be able to recognize a wider spectrum of methods and forms of work. Students will be able to creatively apply variety of approaches, teaching forms and methods while developing readership and the interpretative and creative skills of their students.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student - will be able to explain the rules of the process of receiving an artistic text, - will understand the basic aspects of the process of literary education and the forms of didactic interpretation; - will be able to apply the gained theoretical knowledge in the conditions of the primary education; - will acquire, while directly working with literary texts, the appropriate approaches to literary texts and other areas of study; - will be able to critically assess the teaching materials and create their own.
Syllabus
1. The process of reception of an artistic text, literary communication and other forms of communication in literary education. Literary educational process and its components. Stages of children's reading. Literary education in the curriculum. Objectives of literary education in relation to other components of the subject, key competences and cross-cutting themes. Reading and literacy. School curriculum. 2. Text selection. Reading books and their functions. Expressive reading, recitation, work with illustrations. Extra-literary reading. Reading workshop as a specific type of literary education lesson. Teacher's preparation for work with artistic text and its components (professional, pedagogical-psychological, methodological). Preparatory complex interpretation (diagnostics) of the text, including a concrete example of the procedure. 3. Literary educational process and its phases, functions and forms of problem questions and tasks when working with artistic texts, creativity as a way of getting to know artistic literature. The use of the E-U-R model in literary education. Teaching methods in literary education. Methodological specifics of work with artistic literature - general and fully specified procedures. Setting the teaching goal (expected learning outcomes). Methods of critical thinking in work with artistic literature. 4.-10. The focus of the seminar: Application of acquired knowledge in concrete work with artistic texts of various genres. Preparation of lessons, simulation of teaching situations and their detailed joint analysis and reflection.
Literature
    required literature
  • TOMAN, Jaroslav. Didaktika čtení a primární literární výchovy. 1. vyd. České Budějovice: Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, 2007, 116 s. ISBN 9788073940386. info
  • VAŘEJKOVÁ, Věra. Literárněvýchovná interpretace uměleckého textu na 1. stupni základní školy. 2. přeprac. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2005, 79 s. ISBN 8021038608. info
  • ZÍTKOVÁ, Jitka. Kapitoly z didaktiky literární výchovy ve 2.-5. ročníku základní školy. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2004, 56 s. ISBN 8021033274. info
    not specified
  • GEJGUŠOVÁ, Ivana. Interpretace uměleckého textu v literární výchově na základní škole. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Pedagogická fakulta Ostravské univerzity, 2009, 117 s. ISBN 9788073687298. info
  • HNÍK, Ondřej. Hravá interpretace v hodinách čtení a literární výchovy : inspirativní materiál pro učitele literární výchovy a studenty učitelství. Vydání první. Jinočany: H & H, 2007, 157 stran. ISBN 8073190672. info
  • LEDERBUCHOVÁ, Ladislava. Dítě a kniha : o čtenářství jedenáctiletých. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2004, 179 s. ISBN 8086898016. info
  • BERÁNKOVÁ, Eva. Tvořivá hra jako cesta k pochopení literárního díla. 1. vydání. Plzeň: Fraus, 2002, 106 stran. ISBN 8072381822. info
  • TOMAN, Jaroslav. Metodická příručka k čítankám pro 2.- 5. ročník základní školy. Praha: Fortuna, 2000, 111 s. ISBN 8071686824. info
  • TOMAN, Jaroslav. Dětské čtenářství a literární výchova. Brno: Cerm, 1999, 22 s. ISBN 8072041118. info
  • PRŮCHA, Jan. Učebnice: Teorie a analýzy edukačního média. Brno: Paido, 1998. ISBN 80-85931-49-4. info
Teaching methods
Taught as: seminar Methods: discussions of selected questions of the field, preparation of methodological procedures, simulation of teaching situations, reflection
Assessment methods
Course completion: credit Requirements for completing the course: Preparation of detailed methodological material for working with a sample of art literature in upper primary education, simulation of a teaching situation and reflection (continuous task), final discussion of the work - argumentation supported by knowledge of the basic theory and terminology of didactics.
Language of instruction
Czech
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