Children and Young Adult Literature

Credit Units

Credit Hours 

Course Title

Course Code

Theory:  2

Practical: 0

Clinic, Field,: 

2

Children’s& Young Adult Literature

English

ENGL 461

أدب الأطفال واليافعين

Arabic

Corequisites

Prerequisites

Study Level

-

Critical Approaches to LiteratureENGL 308

8

Course Main Objective (concise and precise statement without bullets): 

The main objective of course is 

The course is designed as a survey of literature written for children covering traditional and contemporary children’s literature. Fairy tales and other works emerging from oral traditions, poetry, juvenile novels, are all considered, both for their general literary qualities and in terms of what they have to offer to children. Emphasis is on the selection and analysis of books for children of different age groups from preschool age through junior school ages. The student will study the various types of literature for children, and gain familiarity with different authors, of both fiction and nonfiction, British, American and cross-cultural children’s books

Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) (limit 4-6 CLOs):

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

1

Knowledge and Comprehension

Aligned PLOs*

1.1

Discuss  aspects in children’s literature and its major genres of Arab and Western children’s literature.

K.2

2

Skills 

2

2.1

Analyze literary features of different children’s literatures as employed in its different genres.

S.1

2.2

Conduct a mini research/ content creation project in the field of Children’s Literature.

S.2

2.3

Present their critical views toward literary works effectively in speech and/or in writing

S.4

3

Values

3

3.1

Demonstrate self-discipline, ethical standards and academic integrity in performing assigned project/research.

V.2

Course Content:                                                                                                                                

What is Children’s Literature

History of the Genre

Arab Children’s Literature

Literary Elements of Children’s Literature

Representative texts may include:   The Selfish Giant, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Cinderella ,Jack and the Beanstalk,  Tom Thumb, The Secret Garden, The Fourth Voyage of Sinbad One Thousand and One Nights .

Textbook (s) (include the latest references with full details using standard format e.g. APA, MLA etc):

Kathy G., Short, Carol M. Lynch-Brown and Carl M. Tomlinson. (2017). Essentials of Children's Literature (9th edition). London: Pearson.

Jack , Zipes and Lissa Paul. (2005) The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions in English. W.W. Norton & Company.