PdF:AJ2RC_LDML Children's Literature - Course Information

AJ2RC_LDML Children's Literature

Extent and Intensity

0/0/24. 4 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: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education

Timetable of Seminar Groups

AJ2RC_LDML/OS01: Fri 30. 9. 13:00–14:40 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), Fri 14. 10. 13:00–14:40 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), Fri 4. 11. 13:00–14:40 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), Fri 18. 11. 13:00–14:40 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), Fri 2. 12. 13:00–14:40 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), Fri 16. 12. 13:00–14:40 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), I. Přibylová

Prerequisites

Fluency in English, reading novels in English.

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

• Extension of Teaching Qualification for another subject (programme PdF, C-CV, specialization Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature)
• Extension of Teaching Qualification for secondary schools (programme PdF, C-CV, specialization Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature)
• Studies to Extend Teaching Qualification for Lower Seconday Schools (programme PdF, C-CV, specialization Anglický jazyk a literatura pro základní školy)
• Studies to Extend Teaching Qualification for Primary Schools (programme PdF, C-CV, specialization English Language)

Course objectives

The course provides an introduction to various sources of children's literature in English, stressing intentional literature for young readers.In the end of the course, the student should be able to find relevant sources of primary and secondary literature,explain what appeals to young readers, analyze selected texts, discuss their qualities, be aware of stereotypes in children's literature, and how to break them. It is expected that the student will be inspired to create book friendly environment in her/his classes.

Syllabus

• 1. Nursery rhymes and modern poetry for young readers.
• 2. Storyelling, fairy tales and modern fairy tales.
• 3. The best of the Golden Age of Children's literature.
• 4. Picturebooks, comics and manga.
• 5. Contemporary fiction for young readers..

Literature

required literature
• REYNOLDS, Kimberley. Children's literature : a very short introduction. First published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011, xvi, 144. ISBN 9780199560240. info

recommended literature
• Understanding children's literature. Edited by Peter Hunt. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2005, ix, 225. ISBN 9780415375467. info
• Children's literature studies : a research handbook. Edited by Kimberley Reynolds - M. O. Grenby. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, xii, 234. ISBN 9780230525535. info

Teaching methods

Mini-lectures
Guided and independent reading
Class discussions
Power point and moodlinka support

Assessment methods

Active participation in classes.
Required reading: a classical children´s book and a contemporary novel for young readers, discussion over the text.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2016, recent)
  
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