Course overview
CL Children‘s Literature Summer semester 2014/15 Libuše Lišková
1. Nursery rhymes: finger plays, tickly rhymes, counting-out rhymes, action rhymes, chants, riddles, sayings, tongue twisters, singing rhymes
2. Repetitive fairy tales: The Little Red Hen, The Three Little Pigs, The Goldilocks, The King and the Mice
3. Cumulative-repetitive fairy tales: Henny-Penny, The Enormous Turnip; How Jack Went to Seek his Fortune (cum.- repetitive opening)
4. Classic fairy tales: The Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella. Readers.
5. Classics of children’s literature: Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland; Beatrix Potter, Peter Rabbit; J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
6. A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
7. L.F. Baum, The Wizard of Oz
8. Roald Dahl, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda
9. Jill Muprhy, The Worst Witch; Anne Fine, Crummy Mummy and Me, Goggle- eyes
Course requirements:
1. Copying reading materials (available in library KT - ask a librarian where)
2. Reader’s diary: describe setting, characters, narrative structure, language and write your own 150-200-word evaluation of the book – what you liked / disliked about it and why, if / how the book could be used with English learners etc. Required reading for the diary:
Winnie-the-Pooh
The Wizard of Oz
one book by Roald Dahl OR by Anne Fine
3. Credit test: based on the content of seminars ( pass-mark 60%)
In case of attendance below 60 % submit, in addition to the above, completed tasks available here on the