EML409 Children's Literature (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Curriculum Studies (CURIC)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
In this subject, students will have the opportunity to read widely in the field of children's literature, to read about children's literature and to explore ways of bringing children and books together.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2013.Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details prior to contacting their course coordinator: EML409
Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Available only to students in the B Ed (Primary) and B Ed (Early Childhood) courses.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
have an awareness and understanding of:
- the need for literature to be an essential part of the curriculum,
- the wide range of genres and authors available in children's literature,
- the wide range of teaching support materials available,
- the essential elements within a literature-based classroom,
- how the teacher can develop a literary environment which will create and support avid, independent readers.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- The need for quality literature for children. - The transactive nature of the reading process. - Current issues involved in the selection of texts for children. - The role of talk in a reader response classroom.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.