PdF:CJ3BP_LKLM Chapters from Lit. for Y. A. - Course Information

CJ3BP_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

• Czech Language and Literature for Education (programme PdF, B-SPE)

Course objectives

The aim of the subject is to introduce students to the development of literature for young adults, including the main genres of literature for children and youth, as well as significant authors. The lectures in the form of selected topics cover the production of Czech literature for children and young adults from the beginning up to present. The topics are organised into sections of poetry, prose (exile literature included) and a brief outline of secondary literature. It brings also an outline of the most significant genres of literature for children and young adults.

Learning outcomes

Students will be able to connect the development of Czech literature for children and youth with social events and artistic context. They are able to characterize individual development stages and to explain their periodization milestones. They realize the connection between literary creation for children and adults. Literary critical competencies they demonstrate by formulating their own evaluation criteria when assessing a literary work.

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 s. ISBN 978-80-7277-506-4. Pouze úvodní studie a hesla dle potřeby.
• 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
• MALÝ, Radek - NEŠPOR, Josef. Lexikon českých nakladatelství dětské knihy. Olomouc: UP, 2015.
• Dějiny české literatury 1945-1989. Edited by Pavel Janoušek - Petr Čornej - Alena Šidáková Fialová - Pavel Ja. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2008, 977 stran. ISBN 9788020016317. info
• Dějiny české literatury 1945-1989. Edited by Pavel Janoušek - Petr Čornej - Blahoslav Dokoupil - Pavel Janáček. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2008, 688 stran. ISBN 9788020015839. info
• Dějiny české literatury 1945-1989. Edited by Pavel Janoušek - Věra Brožová - Alena Šidáková Fialová - Petr. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2007, 549 stran. ISBN 9788020015280. info
• Dějiny české literatury 1945-1989. Edited by Pavel Janoušek - Petr Čornej - Alena Šidáková Fialová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2007, 431 s. ISBN 9788020015273. info
• 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 basic trends and movements of Czech literature for young adults in the period in question, as well as into the specific nature of their poetics. They will be able to identify and analyze the style of outstanding personalities, significant for that particular period. Students will further develop their literary knowledge and interpretational skills with the aim to communicate with a literary work more effectively.

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 (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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