LIT124 Children's Literature: The Oral Tradition (8)

Drawing on a broad range of examples, and encouraging students to observe and engage in storytelling with children, LIT124 focuses on narrative in the oral tradition - fables, myths and legends, nursery rhymes, poetry, fairy tales, games, drama - and on what happens when such narratives are written down, visualised and adapted to the digital space. Issues addressed include literary and cultural contexts, age-appropriateness and evolving concepts of the child and of a literature specifically for children.

Availability

Session 1 (30)
On Campus
Albury-Wodonga Campus
Bathurst Campus
Port Macquarie Campus
Wagga Wagga Campus
Online
Wagga Wagga Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: LIT124. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Assumed Knowledge

Although not a prerequisite, some experience in observing children will be an advantage.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to discuss relationships between the oral and literary traditions in narrative for young people
  • be able to compare the oral tradition in their own culture with storytelling in at least one other culture
  • be able to read or tell a story to children and report on their responses
  • be able to discuss some of the significant scholarship in the oral tradition
  • be able to speak and write about the oral tradition in accessible and logical English
  • be able to demonstrate familiarity with the development of language in the child

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • the language of early childhood
  • games, nursery rhymes and poetry
  • myths and legends
  • folktale and fairy tales
  • performance by and for children
  • Indigenous Australian storytelling and publishing
  • storytelling in a multicultural society
  • the oral tradition in the digital age

Indicative Assessment

The following table summarises the assessment tasks for the online offering of LIT124 in Session 1 2019. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated and can also differ to suit the mode of study (online or on campus).

Item Number
Title
Value %
1
Storytelling report
20
2
Major essay plan
30
3
Final essay
50

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2020. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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