Children's Fiction 4 (ED1178)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : EDU-4-CF

This option will draw on students' existing knowledge of children's and adults' fiction to explore children's fiction and will introduce a range of theoretical perspectives in relation to the study and analysis of a variety of texts used with children at the different stages in the Primary school. Issues such as marketing and culture, the selection of appropriate texts, gender and its effect on young readers and reluctant readers will be considered. Students will use a critical approach as they examine and evaluate the literary and linguistic techniques employed by different writers to manipulate language for different purposes and to create particular effects. This approach will provide a model for considering what constitutes meaningful language activities in response to the reading of fictional texts and will be underpinned by current thinking and research into effective learning and teaching.

Entry Requirements

? Costs : Small selection of children's books.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Education, (The Moray House School of Education, Schedule C)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	09:00	10:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	12:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students will be able to:
- discuss, in an informed way, the marke;
- demonstrate an understanding of recent literary theories in relation to children's fiction;
- demonstrate an ability to use skills of textual analysis on a range of texts;
- demonstrate an ability to apply a range of critical, interpretative and evaluative approaches to fictional texts;
- demonstrate knowledge of recent research into the teaching of children's fiction;
- demonstrate pedagogical content knowledge in relation to progression and differentiation in the learning and teaching of fiction.