Course: Children's literature

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Course title Children's literature
Course code KČJ/LTD@
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vala Jaroslav, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Mašát Milan, Mgr. Ph.D.,MBA,Ed.D.
Course content
Main topics of the course: Literature for children and youth and its place in national literature. Czech and international collectors and adapters of fairy tales and folktales. Author's fairy tale, typology. The development of the Czech author's fairy tale from the 19th century to the present, the most important representatives and works. The development of the world fairy tale from the 19th century to the present, the most important representatives and works. Czech poetry for children from the late 19th century to the present. World poetry for children from the late 19th century to the present. Prose with a children's hero, developmental tendencies, the most important representatives in Czech literature. Prose with a children's hero, developmental tendencies, the most important representatives in world literature. Magazines for pre-school children. Bibliotherapy. Picture books for preschool children, art literature for preschool children. Triviality in literature for children. Prizes awarded for children's literature.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Course objective: Student will acquire knowledge in the field of children's literature and will be oriented to contemporary intentional literature for preschool and yourger school-age children.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
After finishing the course students should be able to: - explain specifics of literature for preschool children, - explain role of literature for children in terms of literacy development, - name and characterize genres of literature for preschool children; - appreciate the work of the most important representatives of Czech and world literature for children; - analyse and interpret an artistic text in the context of the work of a given author and the time of its creation; - formulate and present their own interpretation of a selected children's literature title; - orientate themselves in contemporary book and magazine production for preschool children.
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Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (BB23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (BB24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer