Course: Children's Literature in English

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Course title Children's Literature in English
Course code KAN/ADLME
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Ženíšek Martin, PhD
  • Tesařová Petra, Mgr.
  • Ronešová Andrea, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course builds on topics of globalisation, postcolonialism, intercultural communication. It allows students to understand literary studies in works for children such as novels, short stories, graphic novels and picture books.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 10 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 36 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
přečíst beletristický text v anglickém jazyce určený pro děti/mládež
Skills
kriticky zhodnotit a tvůrčím způsobem interpretovat beletristický text pro děti a mládež v anglickém jazyce
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
orientovat se v základních etapách vývoje anglofonní literatury pro děti a mládež
znát klíčové autory žánru v různých obdobích
Skills
zkoumat, analyzovat a porovnávat různá literární díla pro dětské čtenáře
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Textual studies
Discussion
assessment methods
Test
Seminar work
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Bradford, C., et al. New world orders in contemporary children's literature: utopian transformations.. Basingstoke: Palgrave?Macmillan, 2011.
  • Grenby, M. O., a Reynolds, K., ed. Children's literature studies : a research handbook. Basingstoke: Palgrave?Macmillan, 2011.
  • Hunt P. Literature for Children. Contemporary Criticism.. London, Routledge, 1992.
  • Mickenberg, J., a Vallone, L. The Oxford handbook of children's literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.
  • Nodelman, P. The Pleasures of Children's Literature.. New York: Longman, 1996.


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