ALL153 - Literature for Children and Young Adults
Unit details
| Year | 2018 unit information |
|---|---|
| Offering information: | Student enrolment quotas apply to this unit |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | Paul Venzo |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ALL253 |
| Contact hours: | Campus: Trimester 1: 1 x 1 hour Class per week, 1 x 2 hour Seminar per week Trimester 3: 3.5 hours x 2 days per week x 3 weeks
Cloud (online): Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin |
Content
Children learn about themselves and others from their families, their educational settings and from texts – the books, films and other media – they consume. Our focus in this unit is on how children’s texts position their readers, paying attention to the narrative strategies they use and the ideologies they promote. The unit provides an overview of children’s literature, its origins and its place within children’s culture and socialising practices. It engages with a wide range of genres and texts (picture book, novel, and screen) from a variety of cultural traditions. This first year unit introduces students to key concepts essential to the analysis of children’s texts.
Assessment
Written Exercise, 1500 words, 40%
Written Exercise, 1500 words, 40%
Online Exercise, 1000 words, 20%
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