ZS1BP_LLMS Literature for the Young Adults - Seminar

Faculty of Education
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ester Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
ZS1BP_LLMS/01: Thu 15:45–16:30 učebna 53, E. Nováková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( ZS1BP_LLM2 Literature for the Young A. 2 )
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
Having met the course requirements, students have broad knowledge of the development of the most important genres in literature for children and young adults. Students are able to evaluate contemporary literary production for children and young adults, both books and magazines. They will be able to interpret literary pieces as well as justify and support their views using their knowledge of literary studies.
Syllabus
  • Literature for youth from the point of view of literary genres: 1. Magazines for children and youth. The development of children ´s magazines, outline of currently published magazines, analysis and comparison of individual titles. 2. Folk literature and its place in children´s reading. A detailed genre characteristics, authors of adapted versions and collectors. 3. Poetry for children and youth, new authors in the contemporary poetry, particularities of so-called sung poetry. 4. Authorial tales. Varied kinds of authorial tales in the contemporary literature, authorial adapted versions of folk tales, both domestic and foreign. 5. Epic prose with a child hero. Terminology, topical issues, problems of utilitarism. 6. Adventure literature for youth. Specificity of Czech adventure literature, outline of writers. 7. Prose with a female child hero. Changes of genres in the course of the 20th century, convention v. originality, variety of the contemporary prose with a female child protagonist. 8. Prose dealing with historical issues. Terminology, historical prose in the context of literature for youth, prevailing topics. 9. Prose dealing with nature and wildlife. Overlapping of more genres, significant authors and works.
Literature
    required literature
  • URBANOVÁ, Svatava and Milena ROSOVÁ. Žánry, osobnosti, díla : (historický vývoj žánrů české literatury pro mládež - antologie). Vyd. 5, upr. a dopl. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita - Filozofická fakulta, 2005, 239 s. ISBN 8073680467. info
    recommended literature
  • časopis Ladění, časopis Zlatý máj (1956-1997)
Teaching methods
Type of course: seminar. Students prepare their own mini-lectures for which they select literary works in order to illustrate a genre development.
Assessment methods
Credit requirements: active participation in seminars (short presentations of assigned literary works related to the seminar topics).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
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 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
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