ENGL2011
10 units
2000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course provides a representative survey of children's literature. Topics investigated will include the nature and social context of children's literature, the relationship between text and illustration, the presentation of social issues in writing for children, the role of imagination and fantasy, and the representation of Australian childhood.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
Online
- Semester 1 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Identify different genres of children's literature.
2. Discuss linguistic and literary properties common in literature written for children.
3. Evaluate the inter-relationship of text and illustrations.
4. Interpret the presentation of cultural variation, human relationships and social tensions in children's literature.
5. Apply reading and critical analysis skills at an intermediate level.
Content
The course will cover a range of topics relating to current children's literature, including:
- Social and cognitive contexts of children's literature: fantasy and realism; constructions of the child; innocence and experience; censorship; entertainment and education
- The role of illustrations in children's books
- Themes in current children's literature: growing up in Australia; multicultural backgrounds; humour and imagination; human relationships; social issues
- The idea of the classic
- Engaging with Aboriginal knowledges in Australian children's literature
Assumed knowledge
20 units of English at 1000 level
Assessment items
Project: Podcast
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Essay: Final Essay
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Journal: 5 reading journal entries
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Seminar-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Semester 1 - 2024 - Online
Seminar-1
- Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
- ENGL2011 - Semester 1, 2024 (Callaghan) (PDF, 201.0 KB)
- ENGL2011 - Semester 1, 2024 (Online) (PDF, 224.5 KB)
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