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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ECE3001 | Language, Arts and Literature for Young Children | Spring | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | |
Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. SEDA SARAÇ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | 1. You will develop a broad knowledge of the various genres and types of books for children, including the major authors and illustrators of these books. 2. You will become familiar with theliterary and artistic elements and how they interact to create an effective book for children in order toevaluate the literary quality and appropriateness of specific books. 3: You will be able to use reference sources to locate information on children’s literature . 4 You will examine the role of literature in the lives of children, particularly in relation to engaging children with literature for both personal and academic purposes. 5 You will develop an awareness of social, multicultural and international issues as theyconnect to literature for children. 6. Teach with children’sl literature in the context of a developmentally appropriate early childhood curriculum and young adult curriculum. 7. Plan and evaluate literature activities that develop reading comprehension and reasoning skills in the content areas of the curriculum. 8. Select high quality children’s literature appropriate for young children. 9. Create developmentally appropriate activities/lesson plans integrating children’s literature 10. Design a classroom environment with literature appropriate for the early childhood classroom l. 11. Use technology with children’s literature in the curriculum |
The students who have succeeded in this course; At the end of the course students will be able to do the following 1. You will develop a broad knowledge of the various genres and types of books for children, including the major authors and illustrators of these books. 2. You will become familiar with theliterary and artistic elements and how they interact to create an effective book for children in order toevaluate the literary quality and appropriateness of specific books. 3: You will be able to use reference sources to locate information on children’s literature . 4 You will examine the role of literature in the lives of children, particularly in relation to engaging children with literature for both personal and academic purposes. 5 You will develop an awareness of social, multicultural and international issues as theyconnect to literature for children. 6. Teach with children’sl literature in the context of a developmentally appropriate early childhood curriculum and young adult curriculum. 7. Plan and evaluate literature activities that develop reading comprehension and reasoning skills in the content areas of the curriculum. 8. Select high quality children’s literature appropriate for young children. 9. Create developmentally appropriate activities/lesson plans integrating children’s literature 10. Design a classroom environment with literature appropriate for the early childhood classroom l. 11. Use technology with children’s literature in the curriculum |
Genres of traditional children's literature, picture books, poetry and rhymes, fiction, and informational books; development of children's literature; contributions of genres of children's literature on children's development; introducing children to quality children's books; basic reference tools and selection guides pertaining to children's literature; values taught through children's literature |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Intro | |
2) | Poetry | |
3) | Picture Books | |
4) | Picture Books | |
5) | Traditional Literature | |
6) | Fantasy | |
7) | Realistic Fiction | |
8) | International Literature | |
9) | Turkish Literature | |
10) | Information Books | |
11) | High Interest Books | |
12) | Multicultural Literature | |
13) | Story Telling | |
14) | Presentation |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Lukens, R. j., Smith, J. J., & Coffel, C. M. (2012). A critical handbook of children's literature. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. Course Readings: Joan Glazer & Cyndi Giorgis, (2004). Literature for Young Children, 5th Ed. Prentice-Hall. |
References: | Optional Text Book • Lynch-Brown, C., Tomlinson, C. M., & Short, K. G. (2011). Essentials of children's literature. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Total | % | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 0 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % | |
Total | % |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Application | 8 | 10 | 80 |
Field Work | 3 | 8 | 24 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 6 | 8 | 48 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Project | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 201 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Build up a body of knowledge in mathematics and statistics, to use them, to understand how the mechanism of economy –both at micro and macro levels – works. | 3 |
2) | Understand the common as well as distinctive characters of the markets, industries, market regulations and policies. | 2 |
3) | Develop an awareness of different approaches to the economic events and why and how those approaches have been formed through the Economic History and understand the differences among those approaches by noticing at what extent they could explain the economic events. | 1 |
4) | Analyze the interventions of politics to the economics and vice versa. | 3 |
5) | Apply the economic analysis to everyday economic problems and evaluate the policy proposals for those problems by comparing opposite approaches. | 2 |
6) | Understand current and new economic events and how the new approaches to the economics are formed and evaluating. | 2 |
7) | Develop the communicative skills in order to explain the specific economic issues/events written, spoken and graphical form. | 3 |
8) | Know how to formulate the economics problems and issues and define the solutions in a well-formed written form, which includes the hypothesis, literature, methodology and results / empirical evidence. | 2 |
9) | Demonstrate the quantitative and qualitative capabilities and provide evidence for the hypotheses and economic arguments. | 2 |
10) | Understand the information and changes related to the economy by using a foreign language and communicate with colleagues. | 3 |