XCJp05 Methodology of Teaching Literature and Reflective Practice

Faculty of Education
autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jitka Zítková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Milena Šubrtová, Ph.D.
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 of Seminar Groups
XCJp05/01: Thu 8:00–9:50 učebna 10, J. Zítková
XCJp05/02: Wed 8:00–9:50 učebna 6, J. Zítková
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
The course combines familiarization with the general theory of the didactics of literary education, and practical application of the methods of literary education to specific conditions of the work in nursery schools. Students will above all acquire various activities of the interpretative, reproductive, and creative kind while working with artistic literature. The course also includes the reflection upon the students’ teaching practices through the analysis of specific activities.
Learning outcomes
Students will acquire the theoretical basics of literary education and various practical activities of an interpretative, reproductive and creative character while working with artistic literature. The will be able to apply these skills in literary-educational activities at kindergartens. Students will be able to critically evaluate their own educational approach.
Syllabus
  • 1. Literary education didactic as a science discipline. The position of literary education in pre-school preparation of children, its content and objectives in regards to the fields of pre-school education, relationship to other areas of aesthetic education and language education. 2. Literature as a mediated experience and means of personal development. Reading, literary and cultural literacy, and the beginnings of its development at kindergartens, establishing reading habits. 3. The specifics of the reception process of literary texts by pre-school children (emotional and rational components of reception). How to select texts for pre-school children, the role of literature in the emotional and social development of a child. 4. Preparation of a kindergarten teacher for work with artistic text, guided literary communication. 5. Functions and methods of motivation to activites of literary education. The nature and function of didactic interpretation. 6. Complete overview of the methods of didactic interpretation and their modifications at kindergartens. The nature and function of didactic interpretation. 7. Interpretative work with poetry with pre-school children (examples of the process). 8. Interpretative work with selected prosaic genres (examples of the process). 9. Reproductive activities, children’s recitation. 10. Creative activities for work with literature, verbal, visual. Games as a part of literary-educational activities. 11. Works with children’s book illustrations. Dramatization, the elements of drama education in working with a literary text. 12. Connections to literary-educational activities at the beginning of elementary school attendance.
Literature
  • Souhrnná prezentace dostupná v IS - učební materiály.
  • KOLLÁRIKOVÁ, Zuzana and Branislav PUPALA. Předškolní a primární pedagogika: Predškolská a elementárna pedagogika. 2nd ed. Praha: Portál, 2010, 455 pp. ISBN 978-80-7367-828-9. info
  • VAŘEJKOVÁ, Věra. Literárněvýchovná interpretace uměleckého textu na 1. stupni základní školy. druhé, přepracované vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2005, 79 pp. ISBN 80-210-3860-8. info
  • BERÁNKOVÁ, Eva. Tvořivá hra jako cesta k pochopení literárního díla. 1. vydání. Plzeň: Fraus, 2002, 106 stran. ISBN 8072381822. info
  • CHALOUPKA, Otakar. Rodina a počátky dětského čtenářství. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 103 s. ISBN 8085865408. info
  • CHALOUPKA, Otakar. Škola a počátky dětského čtenářství. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 101 s. ISBN 8085865416. info
  • HAVLÍNOVÁ, Miluše. Knížka pro rodiče o knížkách pro děti. 2. rozš. vyd. Praha: Albatros, 1987, 111 s. URL info
  • KÁDNEROVÁ, Božena. Metodika literární výchovy v mateřské škole. Praha: SPN, 1982, 111 s. info
Teaching methods
Taught as: seminars Methods: direct work with literary texts – preparations and subsequent practical application, self-reflection
Assessment methods
Course completion: colloquy Requirements for completing the course: Report with a reflection (of a literary-educational activity with children at a kindergarten, emphasis is put on the development of childrens´ aesthetic perception) as the basis for the colloquy. Detailed requirements are available in Study Materials of the course in the Information System MU, the folder Learning Materials.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 1 px.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2020, recent)
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