Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
TAEZ2012018336	CHILDREN'S LITERATURE	Compulsory	2	3	2

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to give pre-service teachers an understanding of how to benefit from child-specific works in order to gain reading culture and pleasure in children. It will be emphasized how to use children's literature works in the development of language skills and what should be considered in choosing works.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Pınar KANIK UYSAL

Learning Outcomes

1	Comprehends the concepts, facts, principles and generalizations related to the field of children's literature and the relations between them.
2	Has knowledge of primary school students' development and learning characteristics and difficulties.
3	Access and use the relevant information sources for children's literature.
4	It organizes the appropriate educational situations required by children's literature based on students' individual differences and developmental characteristics.
5	Examines children's literature products with a critical point of view.

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Scanning and promoting the sources about Children's Literature; selection and evaluation of books and other materials appropriate to children's levels; It aims to gain knowledge, skills and attitudes about the general features of Turkish and World Children's Literature, its historical development, general features and types of children's books.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Course content and presentation of resources.
2	The history of children's literature in the world and Turkey
3	Children's literature and reading habits / culture.
4	Qualities (design, content and educational) that children's literature products should have.
5	Literary types of children's literature (poetry, novel, etc.) Informative-instructive children's literature types.
6	Children's classics; Contribution of other literary genres (epic, fairy tale, legend) and linguistic tools (numeracy, rhyme, riddle, etc.) to children's development.
7	Midterm
8	Leveling children's literature products according to age groups
9	Visual media and children (cartoons / cartoons / animation for children)
10	Children's literature and critical thinking.
11	Culture and value transfer with children's literature.
12	Character development in children's literature.
13	Studies on children's literature.
14	Studies on children's literature.
15	Final

Recommended or Required Reading

• Sever, S. (2015) Çocuk ve Edebiyat. Ankara: Tudem Yayıncılık. • Sever, S. (2015) Çocuk Edebiyatı ve Okuma Kültürü. Ankara: Tudem Yayıncılık. • Çer, E. (2016) Türkçe Öğretimi ve Çocuk Edebiyatı. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık. • Oğuzkan, A.F. (2010). Çocuk Edebiyatı. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
Self Study	10	6	60
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			62

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1	5	3	3	5	3	3	4
LO2	4	4	3	4	2	3	4
LO3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
LO4	4	4	3	5	3	4	4
LO5	5	4	3	4	2	4	3

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High