AJ1RC_LDM2 Children Literature B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0/12. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ivana Hrozková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Prerequisites
This is a sequel to AJ1RC_LDM1.
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
Course objectives
Selected issues from children's literature in English, see the syllabus. The focus is on theory of children's literature. In the end of the course, students should be able to work independently with new books and new genres of children's literature.
Syllabus
  • 1a an introduction/World Book Day March 4/writing bibliography
  • 1 The use of books (Anneta Saddowska-Martyka, Poland, 2003)
  • 2 Using stories in the classroom (Andrew Wright, 2000)
  • 3 Using stories (fairy tales) in the language classroom (Morgan & Rinvolucri, 1993)
  • 4 The Storytelling Handbook for Primary Teachers (Ellis & Brewster, 1991)
  • 5 On writing books to children (Arthur Ransome, S.I. Hayakawa)
  • 6 reading week
  • 7 The role of poetry in children's literature (Sutherland & Arbuthnot, 1991)
  • 8 Teaching banned children's books (M.I.West, 1992)
  • 9 Co, jak a proč se prodává dětem (Šlajchrt, 2002, Feřtek, 2003)
  • 10 Promoting reading(Jiří Trávníček, 2008)
  • 11 Electronic texts (Noga Appelbaum, 2005)
  • 12 reading week
  • 13 presenting reader's diaries
  • 14 evaluation of the course, final test
Literature
  • BOBULOVÁ, Ivana. Children's and juvenile literature :(written in English). Online. Vyd. 1. Nitra: Pedagogická fakulta UKF v Nitre, 2003. 189 s. ISBN 80-8050-628-0. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • HUNT, Peter. An introduction to children's literature. Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994. 241 s. ISBN 0-19-219261-2. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • Literature for children : contemporary criticism. Online. Edited by Peter Hunt. London: Routledge, 1992. ix, 209. ISBN 0415068256. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
Teaching methods
Mini-lectures on theory, examples of analysis, examples of practical use in classes.
Assessment methods
- home reading of critical texts
- class discussion
- writing assignment
- oral test
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: konzultace.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2010, recent)
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