CJK1Z_SLPM Contemporary children's literature

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Milena Šubrtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Milena Šubrtová, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
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
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should have overview of the contemporary children´s literature and should be able to understand the dynamics of literary process. Students should be given food for thought about their own teaching methods. Also their literary-critical competences necessary for suitable choice of book for collective reading should get more profound.
Syllabus
  • New literary trends in children´s literature from beginning of 21. century, following literary development after November 1989 Revolution (all in examples of specialized publishing houses Albatros, Argo, Baobab, Brio, Labyrint, Meandre, Paseka), volatile age group category in contemporary children´s literature 2. Literary-critical reflection of contemporary children´s literature, literary awards and polls in children´s literature 3. Transformations of picture books, blending of textual and pictorial part, development from book to an object or toy 4. Ambivalence of target audience of picture book 5. Present topics in contemporary literature for school age children (age 6 to 11), disturbance of taboo and stereotypes 6. Disabled heroes in literature for school age children (age 6 to 11) 7. Children´s literature and death 8. Development of lyrical poetry for school age children (age 6 to11) 9. Game and nonsense in contemporary children´s literature 10. Danger of simplicity in contemporary children´s literature
Literature
  • ŠUBRTOVÁ, Milena. Slovník autorů literatury pro děti a mládež 2. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2012, 456 pp. ISBN 978-80-7277-506-4. info
  • ŠUBRTOVÁ, Milena. Pohádkové příběhy v české literatuře pro děti a mládež (1990-2010). Fairy tales in the Czech literature for children and youth (1990-2010). (Fairy tales in the Czech literature for children and youth (1990-2010).). In Milena Šubrtová a kol. Pohádkové příběhy v české literatuře pro děti a mládež (1990-2010). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, p. 11-63. Publikace NMU-37/11-02/58. ISBN 978-80-210-5692-3. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M210-5692-2011. info
Teaching methods
Students will acquire forms of contemporary children´s literature, will analyse poetics of contemporary writers and should be able to identify style of great authors of given period. Students will develop all their literary and interpretative competences. The aim is to improve communication with literary works. Students will creatively use knowledge from lectures and own work with given literature. Students can regularly consult with teacher.
Assessment methods
Students will give a speech about own work, they will prove capability of critical thinking in common discussion. Teacher puts emphasis on ability to evaluate poetics, compare works within contemporary Czech and world literature and important is to defend stated arguments.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2014, recent)
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