AJ1RC_LDM2 Children Literature B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/0/12. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavla Buchtová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, 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
AJ1RC_LDM2/OS01: Fri 22. 2. 12:05–12:50 učebna 4, Fri 1. 3. 12:05–12:50 učebna 4, Fri 15. 3. 12:05–12:50 učebna 4, Fri 22. 3. 12:05–12:50 učebna 4, Fri 5. 4. 12:05–12:50 učebna 4, Fri 12. 4. 12:05–12:50 učebna 4, Fri 19. 4. 12:05–12:50 učebna 4, Fri 26. 4. 12:05–12:50 učebna 4, Fri 3. 5. 12:05–12:50 učebna 4, Fri 10. 5. 12:05–12:50 učebna 4, Fri 17. 5. 12:05–12:50 učebna 4, Fri 24. 5. 12:05–12:50 učebna 4, P. Buchtová
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
    required literature
  • BOBULOVÁ, Ivana. Children's and juvenile literature :(written in English). Vyd. 1. Nitra: Pedagogická fakulta UKF v Nitre, 2003, 189 s. ISBN 80-8050-628-0. info
    recommended literature
  • HUNT, Peter. An introduction to children's literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994, 241 s. ISBN 0-19-219261-2. info
  • Literature for children : contemporary criticism. Edited by Peter Hunt. London: Routledge, 1992, ix, 209. ISBN 0415068256. info
Teaching methods
reading and analysing texts, team discussions, presentations
Assessment methods
- home reading
- class discussion
presentation
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2013, recent)
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