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123211 VO Literatures in English (2012S)
Of wizards, vampires and whimpy kids: Literature for young readers
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Language: English
Examination dates
- Wednesday 27.06.2012 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
- Wednesday 03.10.2012 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
- Tuesday 27.11.2012 12:00 - 13:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
- Monday 28.01.2013 16:15 - 17:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 14.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
- Wednesday 21.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
- Wednesday 28.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
- Wednesday 18.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
- Wednesday 25.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
- Wednesday 02.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
- Wednesday 09.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
- Wednesday 16.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
- Wednesday 23.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
- Wednesday 30.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
- Wednesday 06.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
- Wednesday 13.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
- Wednesday 20.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This lecture class will be concerned with international literature written for young readers in the English language. We will look both at some great classics of British and American literature from the 19th and 20th centuries and at more recent prize winners and bestsellers, combining textual analysis with cultural studies and a range of literary theories. Questions that will be addressed in the lecture concern the multiple readership of children's literature, political correctness and critical pedagogies, issues of gender, ethnicity and class, the market for children's and young adults' literature, the visual element in children's literature (especially picture books) as well as aspects of teaching these texts in the English language classroom. It is especially (but not exclusively) recommended for future teachers of English!
Assessment and permitted materials
final written exam
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
- Students will be introduced to the wide range of writing in English for young readers and to the critical debates that this literature has engendered.
- Students will learn to integrate their knowledge of literary studies, literary theories, and cultural studies in the exploration of a specific field of literary writing.
- Students will be encouraged to explore the potential of children's and young adults' literature for the EFL classroom.
- Students will critically investigate the construction of children and childhood, but also of identity issues such as gender, ethnicity, class, and nationality, in literary texts and images.
- Students will learn to integrate their knowledge of literary studies, literary theories, and cultural studies in the exploration of a specific field of literary writing.
- Students will be encouraged to explore the potential of children's and young adults' literature for the EFL classroom.
- Students will critically investigate the construction of children and childhood, but also of identity issues such as gender, ethnicity, class, and nationality, in literary texts and images.
Examination topics
lecture course with interactive elements, supported by e-learning platform
Reading list
A reading list will be posted at the beginning of March. Extra material will be made available on the e-learning platform.
Association in the course directory
Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, ME 812, MA 844;
Code/Modul: Diplom 321, 326/328, 336/338, 721-723, UF 4.2.4-321, ME1, MA1;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0115
Code/Modul: Diplom 321, 326/328, 336/338, 721-723, UF 4.2.4-321, ME1, MA1;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0115
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