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Undergraduate Course: Children's Fiction (EDUA10052)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEducation Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Qualifications required for the B.Ed. (Hons.) Primary and normally completion of years 1 and 2 of an undergraduate programme
Additional Costs Small selection of children's books.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesQualifications required for the B.Ed. (Hons.) Primary and normally completion of years 1 and 2 of an undergraduate programme
High Demand Course? Yes
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  26
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 33, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 163 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
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).
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
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KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMr Peter Tarrant
Tel: 51 6430
Email: Peter.Tarrant@education.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Lyndsey Black
Tel:
Email: lblack2@exseed.ed.ac.uk
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