Selected Topics in Children’s Literature

Course Code:

ELIT 115

Semester:

Fall

Course Type:

Area Elective

P:

3

Credits:

3

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

English

Course Objectives:

To offer the first year students a course on literature so as to aquaint them with the literary tradition of English as these works are the first literary sources that English native speakers are confronted with.

Course Content:

Different genres of children’s literature starting out with nonsense and fantasy, moving into nursery rhymes, then tales.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) To give the students an overall idea about what children’s literature in English is	1,2,3	A
2) The students are introduced to those literary works in English that are the first pieces of literature the native speaker child comes across with	1,2,3	A
3) The aquaintence of cultural sources that play a role in shaping the content of the chosen works	1,2,3	A
4) To aquaint the students with the literary tradition and the conventions of English through various genres such as ballads, nursery rhymes, fairy tales, etc	1,2,3	A
5) To show the similarities between texts that have been produced at different periods such as late 19th century and the second half of the twentieth century	1,2,3	A, C
6) To recognize how literary sources and language are used in producing literary works	1,2,3	A, C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction to Children’s literature, requirements
2	Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Ch 1-3
3	Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Ch 4-6
4	Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Ch 7-9
5	Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Ch 10-12
6	Discussion on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
7	Midterm
8	Nursery Rhymes
9	Fairy tales
10	Fairy tales
11	Oscar Wilde: The Happy Prince
12	Ted Hughes: How the Whale Became
13	Discussion on fairy tales and tales; comparitive studies
14	Revision

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook	Texts of those works covered in the course
Additional Resources

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	30
Homework	2	30
Assignment	-	-
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		60
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	The ability to apply knowledge of English and world literature and social sciences to topics including culture, society, ethics, politics etc.			X
2	The ability to review, analyse and apply the relevant literature.			X
3	The ability to carry out interdisciplinary reading and analysis.			X
4	The ability to utilise the basic concepts and issues of literary theories in developing life strategies		X
5	Awareness of professional ethics and responsibility		X
6	Effective communication skills.				X
7	A sufficiently broad education to understand the global and social impact of literary movements.		X
8	An awareness of the importance of lifelong learning and the ability to put it into practice.					X
9	A knowledge of issues in contemporary literature and of the cultural issues of the period.				X
10	The ability to use sources and modern tools in order to carry out research in the areas of literature and aesthetics.				X
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ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	2	30
Mid-terms	1	10	10
Homework	1	30	30
Final examination	1	10	10
Total Work Load			125
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			5
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

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