Course: Children's Literature in English

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Course title Children's Literature in English
Course code KAN/ADLM
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • 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
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
desrcibe various periods in children's literature
name important writers of children's literature
Skills
analyze various works of children's literature
compare various literary works
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Textual studies
Discussion
Seminar
Lecture
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.


Study plans that include the course
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