Course Profile

sap course 1564252566

Course Code:

ECEP 306

Course Title:

Early Childhood Literature

Course Level:

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:

(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 3 ECTS Credits

Catalog Description:

Development of children’s literature in Turkey and in the World; the importance of meeting qualified literature in early years; investigating the main characteristics of children’s literature (design, content and educational) samples; demonstrating samples of under-qualified children’s literature and discussing their negative effects on development; studies on the age appropriateness of the books and their impact on development; identifying the contribution of different genres of literature (legends, stories, folk tales, poems, etc.) and language tools ( riddles, etc.) on children’s development. Development of children’s literature in Turkey and in the World; the importance of meeting qualified literature in early years; investigating the main characteristics of children’s literature (design, content and educational) samples; demonstrating samples of under-qualified children’s literature and discussing their negative effects on development; studies on the age appropriateness of the books and their impact on development; identifying the contribution of different genres of literature (legends, stories, folk tales, poems, etc.) and language tools ( riddles, etc.) on children’s development.

Pre-requisite:
Co-requisite:

Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Semester: 
Spring
Type of Course: 
Compulsory
Mode of Delivery: 
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction: 
English
Course Objectives: 

This course aims at leading the teacher candidates realize the importance of literature and its effect on child development

Course Learning Outcomes: 
  1. Interprets the development of children’s literature in Turkey and in the World
  2. Describes the genres of children’s literature
  3. Discusses general chaarcteristics of children’s literaure
  4. Evaluates the effects of unqualified children’s literature on child development

5.Analyzes the importance of the choice of age and developmentally appropriate children’s literature on development .

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: 
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Peer Teaching
Scaffolding/Coaching
Demonstrating
Predict-Observe-Explain
Microteaching
Oral Presentations/Reports
Field Trips
Guest Speakers
Web Searching
Assessment Methods and Criteria: 
Test / Exam
Oral Questioning
Case Studies / Homework

Student Workload:

Lectures
28
hrs
Field Trips/Visits
6
hrs
Exams/Quizzes
18
hrs
Otherperformance
25
hrs

Prepared By:

Revised By:

Sühendan Er