NJ_L400 German Literature for Children

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Veličková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Veličková, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NJ_L400/Kombi01: Fri 27. 9. 12:00–12:50 učebna 11, Fri 11. 10. 12:00–12:50 učebna 11, Fri 25. 10. 12:00–12:50 učebna 11, Fri 8. 11. 12:00–12:50 učebna 11, Fri 22. 11. 12:00–12:50 učebna 11, Fri 6. 12. 12:00–12:50 učebna 11, J. Veličková
NJ_L400/Prez01: Tue 12:00–12:50 učebna 22, J. Veličková
Prerequisites
Interest in the German literature (not only) for children and adolescents.
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
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to (1) provide students with theoretical knowledge about the most significant genres of German-language literature (not only) for children and adolescents, using selected literary texts as examples; (2) familiarize students with the principles of working with literary texts (from the selection of a suitable literary text, its literary and didactic analysis, to its subsequent didacticization) in German as a Foreign Language teaching; and (3) develop students' ability to apply these principles when working with literary texts (not only) for children and adolescents in German as a Foreign Language teaching.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, the students will be able to (1) describe the main genres of German-language literature (not only) for children and adolescents and, based on selected literary texts, clarify their specific characteristics for working with them in foreign language teaching; (2) describe the basic principles of working with literary texts in German as a foreign language teaching (from selecting a suitable literary text, its literary and didactic analysis, to its subsequent didacticization); and (3) apply them when working with literary texts (not only) for children and adolescents in German as a foreign language teaching.
Syllabus
  • Definition of a literary text; selected genres of German-language literature (not only) for children and adolescents (poetry, song, picture book, comics, short story, ...) and their specifics for working with them in foreign language teaching; basic principles of working with literary texts in German as a Foreign Language teaching: goals of working with literary texts in foreign language teaching, selection of a suitable literary text, literary and didactic analysis of the texts, approaches and methods of working with literary texts.
Literature
  • HILLE, Almut and Simone SCHIEDERMAIR. Literaturdidaktik Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache : eine Einführung für Studium und Unterricht. Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto, 2021, 342 stran. ISBN 9783823383710. info
  • Sprache erleben und lernen mit Kinder- und Jugendliteratur I : Theorien, Modelle und Perspektiven für den Deutsch als Zweitsprachenunterricht. Edited by Ulrike Titelbach. Wien: Praesens, 2015, 240 stran. ISBN 9783706907804. info
  • Sprache erleben und lernen mit Kinder- und Jugendliteratur II : Theorien, Modelle und Perspektiven für den Deutsch als Fremdsprachenunterricht. Edited by Ulrike Titelbach. Wien: Praesens, 2015, 207 stran. ISBN 9783706908276. info
  • O'SULLIVAN, Emer and Dietmar RÖSLER. Kinder- und Jugendliteratur im Fremdsprachenunterricht. Tübingen: Stauffenburg, 2013, 229 stran. ISBN 9783860572979. info
  • BAROKOVÁ, Jana. Ausgewählte Kapitel aus der Kinder- und Jugendliteratur der deutschsprachigen Länder : für den Unterricht an der Pädagogischen Fakultät der Masaryk- Universität in Brünn. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2004, 79 s. ISBN 802103355X. info
  • EWERS, Hans-Heino. Literatur für Kinder und Jugendliche : eine Einführung in grundlegende Aspekte des Handlungs- und Symbolsystems Kinder- und Jugendliteratur : mit einer Auswahlbibliographie Kinder- und Jugendliteraturwissenschaft. München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, 2000, 320 s. ISBN 3825221245. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture, homework, reading.
Assessment methods
Seminar paper, oral exam.
Náhradní absolvování
Students on a study abroad program will have their ISP (Individual Study Plan) recognized, and they will be allowed to fulfill the requirements (after agreement with the instructors at the beginning of each semester) through distance learning.
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin v kombinované formě.
Teacher's information
As a complement to this lecture, the seminar "NJ_M404 Didaktika literatury 1" is suitable.

Support for learning for students in the combined study format takes place during regular presence seminars. Students can also contact the instructor at any time via email or in person during consultation hours. Online consultations via MS Teams are also possible by appointment.

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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