AJB_PLEC The Use of Popular Literature in English Classes (from nursery rhymes to comics)

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová
Prerequisites
For future (or current) teachers of English only. Block I will take place on December 7. Block II will take place in January or February 2008, the date will be negotiated in December. A credit will be given for 100% attendance.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course will explore basic books of children's and juvenile literature which may be used in teaching.
Syllabus
  • Block I, December 7, 2007 Theme one: why teaching literature; the position of children's and popular literatures in the book market; reading and Czech children (a 2003 sociological research, an analysis); the possibilities of book market(publishers, promotion, buying); institutions and charts (IBBY and its Czech section); magazines, libraries, internet sources; how to built a school library Theme two: the theory of oral and popular literatures; nursery rhymes, songs, literary and folk tales, fairy tales, fantasy. Block II, 2008 Theme one: literature and adventure, literature and mystery (a group of children, deserted island, detective stories) Theme two: urban legends Theme three: comics and graphic novels, manga, (dis)advantages of the internet.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
100& attendance Bring a choice of your own books according to the topic for block II.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 2 dopolední bloky, 8. října (pondělí) a 7. prosince (pátek).
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006.
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