Information Package / Course Catalogue
Early Chıldhood Lıterature
Course Code: OÖÖ328
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this course is to follow the development of children's literature of the world and in Turkey, to be able to evaluate children's literature products in terms of their children's developmental characteristics and to raise awareness on this subject.

Course Content

Development of children's literature in the world and in Turkey. Stage of childhood, the importance of quality children's books to meet, and who develop reading habit, the training of individuals in sensitive function of the works of children's literature. Features should be in children's literature (design, content and educational), study the examples. Unskilled children's books with samples and discussion of negative effects on their children's developmental characteristics. Pre-service teachers, the books read and assessed the conformity of the children according to age groups and studies to determine what benefits their children. Appeals to children of various literary genres (epic, tales, poems, short stories, novels, etc.) and verbal, rhymes, riddles, etc.) determine the contribution of children's development.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Ayşe ÖZTÜRK SAMUR
Learning Outcomes
1.Why in the field of literature, "children's literature" can grasp the need for sub-heading?
2.Critical reading may explain the contribution of children's literature field.
3.Presented for different age levels of children's literature to explain the effects will have on children's products.
4.Effective use of Turkish right and gain awareness.
5.Compare the work done for children's literature in the world and in Turkey.
6.Vaccination and explain their role in the development of the culture of reading children's literature products.
7.Determine the contributions of children's linguistic development of various types of texts.
8.Children's literature can explain the functionality of products in developing basic skills.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Dilidüzgün S. (2003). Çağdaş Çocuk Yazını- Yazın Eğitimine Atılan İlk Adım. İstanbul: Morpa Kültür Yayınları.
2.Sever, S. (2003). Çocuk ve Edebiyat. Ankara: Kök Yayıncılık
3.Göktürk A. (1980). Okuma Uğraşı. İstanbul: Çağdaş Yayınları.
4.Şirin, M. R. (1994). 99 Soruda çocuk edebiyatı. İstanbul.Çocuk Vakfı Yayınları.
5.Oğuzkan, A. F. (2000).Çocuk edebiyatı. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
6.Okulöncesinde Çocuk Edebiyatı. (2010). (Ed. Güneş, Zeliha). Yaz. Sever,Sedat-Selahattin Dilidüzgün-Ali Öztürk-H. Ömer Adıgüzel. Eskişehir : Anadolu Üniversitesi AÖF Yayınları.
7.Öztürk Samur, A. (2011). Çocuk edebiyatı ve medya. Ankara: Vize Yayıncılık.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The state of reading habits in Turkey and our roles
Week 2 - Theoretical
The development of the field of children's literature in the world and Turkey
Week 3 - Theoretical
Contribution of child literature products to child development
Week 4 - Theoretical
Examining the features (design, content and educational) of children literature.
Week 5 - Theoretical
To show examples of qualified and unqualified children's books, to discuss the positive and negative effects of children on their developmental characteristics.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Qualified children's book review and presentation
Week 7 - Theoretical
Qualified children's book review and presentation
Week 8 - Theoretical
Investigation of various literary and linguistic species (fairy tale, poem, story, verse, rhyme, riddle, etc.) addressing to children and their contribution to the development of children (Intermediate Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Investigation of various literary and linguistic species (fairy tale, poem, story, verse, rhyme, riddle, etc.) addressing to children and their contribution to the development of children.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Choosing children's books suitable for age groups
Week 11 - Theoretical
Choosing children's books suitable for age groups
Week 12 - Theoretical
Preparing activities with various literary and linguistic species in the field of children's literature
Week 13 - Theoretical
Preparing activities with various literary and linguistic species in the field of children's literature
Week 14 - Theoretical
Presentation of prepared activities
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment60212
Individual Work3039
Midterm Examination101212
Final Examination101212
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)73
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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4
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3
4
3
1
1
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4
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4
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5
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3
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5
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2
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5
4
5
5
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5
3
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026