ZS1BK_AL3B Children's Literature - AJ

Faculty of Education
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0/8. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavla Buchtová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ivana Hrozková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Prerequisites
ZS1BK_ASZK Qualifying Exam
Fluency 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
Course objectives
Participants will raise their awareness of the importance of reading for pleasure and developing the second language literacy. They will also learn how to promote the love for reading and books. They will have a hands-on experience of selecting the books and designing the tasks. They will suggest activities that develop not only the language skills but also social and self-awareness, thinking skills and cross-curricular links.
Syllabus
  • 1: Children’s literature in the classroom
  • 2: Nursery rhymes and poetry
  • 3: Fairy tales: history of the genre, stereotypes in fairy tales
  • 4: Picture books: major authors and illustrators, contemporary themes
  • 5: Animal stories
  • 6: Fantasy and adventure
Literature
  • Gail Ellis, Jean Brewster: Tell It Again!, Longman 2002, ISBN 0 528 44 77 47
  • TOWNSEND, John Rowe. Written for children :an outline of English-language children's literature. 6th ed. London: Bodley Head, 1995, xii, 388 s. ISBN 0-370-31520-0. info
  • CARPENTER, Humphrey and Mari PRICHARD. The Oxford companion to children's literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984, x, 586 s. ISBN 0-19-2115582-0. info
Teaching methods
discussion-based seminars
Assessment methods
1) Read all the assigned readings
2) Read at least two children's books in English
4) Keep a diary in which you record all written course assignments - both in-class and home assignments
5) Final interview (content will be specified in the introductory lesson)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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