Children's Literature

3 ch (WEB/WS) · Undergraduate

A survey course which will provide the reading and appreciation of a rich variety of modern short stories, essays, plays and novels. The major genre studies will be ficition, although drama, poetry and non-ficitional prose will be included. The chosen literature will help students understand aspects of their own experience as well as establish the basis for teaching or prose and poetry. In addition, the genre of Children's Literature (children's picture books and popular fiction for students at the Primary Level) will be surveyed from the perspectives of concepts, content, language and illustrations.