CJ2BP_LOKE Picture Book in European Literature for Children

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Eléonore Hamaide (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Milena Šubrtová, Ph.D. (deputy)
doc. PhDr. Milena Šubrtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Poláček, CSc.
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
Students will get acquainted with basic terms and theoretical issues of picture books (iconotexts) intended for children and young adults. The theoretical knowledge will be used when doing literary-historical analyses of works of European literature for children and young adults (over the last decade, in particular). Students will get familiar with issues of different genres, contemporary developmental trends concerning picture books, and they will be able to analyse visual and textual components of a work with regard to specifics of children’s literature and children s reading.
Syllabus
  • Theoretical determination of picture books, terms connected with iconotexts; specifics of picture books in children’s and young adults’ literature; visual and textual narrator; development of picture books in the contemporary European literature for children and young adults (particular interpretative analyses).
Literature
  • URBANOVÁ, Svatava. Figury a figurace : studie o ilustracích, obrázkových knihách, albech, leporelech a komiksech. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě, Filozofická fakulta, Ústav pro regionální studia, 2010, 173 stran. ISBN 9788073688592. info
Teaching methods
Via lectures, students will acquire knowledge of literary terminology connected with the pursued issues of picture books, they will analyse styles of reputable European writers of picture books, they will improve their interpretative skills to be able to communicate better with literary works. Concurrently, they will use their knowledge creatively that they have gained not only in lessons but also via their individual study of recommended literature.
Assessment methods
Credit requirements: colloquial debate, a student is supposed to prove their ability to interpret a picture book and their familiarity with its European literary context.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
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