Undergraduate Course: Children's Fiction (EDUA10052)
Course Outline
| School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Education |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
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
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
Small selection of children's books. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Moray House | Tutorial | Workshop | 2-11 | | | | | 09:00 - 12:00 | | Moray House | Tutorial | | 2-11 | | | | | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
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. |
Assessment Information
| 1) Reading Log 2) Assignment (3000 words). |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Peter Tarrant
Tel: 51 6430
Email: Peter.Tarrant@education.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Elena Novo Cabana
Tel: (0131 6)51 6012
Email: elena.novocabana@ed.ac.uk |
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