explain the development of children?s literature in Turkey and world.
evaluate the features (design features, content features and educational features) that must be found in children's literature works.
discuss the negative effects of unskilled children's literature products on children's developmental characteristics.
evaluate the contributions of various literary genres (epic, fairy tale, poem, story, novel, etc.) and linguistic tools (clearance, nursery rhyme, riddle etc.) to children's development.
Mode of Delivery
Face to face
Prerequisites
No
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Description
The history of children?s literature in the world and Turkey, children?s literature and reading habits/cultur; qualifications that children?s literature products should carry (design, content, and educational); genres of literary children?s literature (poetry, tale, novel etc.); informative-instructive children?s literature genres, children?s classics, other literary genres for children (epic, fairy tale, legend) and the contribution of linguistic tools (clearance, nursery rhyme, riddle etc.) to children?s development; leveling of children?s literature products according to age groups, visual media and children (cartoon/animated cartoon/animation for children); the analysis on children's literature products.
Course Contents
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
The course syllabus is distributed and presentation dates are determined
2nd Week
WHAT İS CHİLDREN'S LİTERATURE? (definition-qualification-purpose and principles of children's literature)
3rd Week
HİSTORİCAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHİLDREN'S LİTERATURE: The origin and developement of children's literature in European literature/ the origin and developement of children's literature in Turkish literature
4th Week
THE İMPORTANCE OF CHİLDREN'S LİTERATURE İN TERMS OF TURKISH EDUCATİON: Compliance whit Turkish education program/legibility/Childre's literature as a tool in language education/ Childre's literature as a tool in cultural transfer
5th Week
GENRES İN CHİLDREN'S LİTERATURE: (types of text) fabl-tale-novel-story-poetry-theater
6th Week
THEM-FORM AND CONTENT FEATURES İN CHİLDREN'S LİTERATURE: (formal properties/contextual properties: paper quality-format-images/ themes-message-fiction-language and expression.
7th Week
SAMPLE STUDY: examination of the nvel "FADİŞ" in terms of children's literature./sample slideshow
8th Week
Midterm Exam
9th Week
Comparative analysis of qualified and unqualified examples of children's literature
10th Week
Comparative analysis of qualified and unqualified examples of children's literature
11th Week
Comparative analysis of qualified and unqualified examples of children's literature
12th Week
Comparative analysis of qualified and unqualified examples of children's literature
13th Week
Comparative analysis of qualified and unqualified examples of children's literature
14th Week
Comparative analysis of qualified and unqualified examples of children's literature
Recommended or Required Reading
Güleryüz, Hasan (2013). Yaratıcı Çocuk Edebiyatı. Ankara: Edge Akademi Yayınları
Sever, Sedat (2015). Çocuk ve Edebiyat. İzmir: Tudem Yayınları.
Şimşek, Tacettin (2004). Çocuk Edebiyatı. Konya: Suna Yayınları.
Temizyüek Fahri vd. (2016). Çocuk Edebiyatı. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayınları.
Türk Dili Dergisi: Çocuk ve İlk Gençlik Edebiyatı Özel Sayısı (2014). Aralık 2014, Cilt CVII, Sayı 756.
Yalçın, Alemdar ve Aytaş, Gıyasettin (2001). Çocuk Edebiyatı. Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity
Percentage (%)
Mid-term
1
30
Presentation of Book
1
20
Total(%)
50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
