Information Package / Course Catalogue
Children Literature in Teaching English
Course Code: ENT357
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to ensure that students have sufficient knowledge about the development of children's literature, its contributions to child development and its types, how to distinguish qualified and unqualified works with examples examined both digitally and physically, and how to choose and use appropriate works according to age groups.

Course Content

This course covers the importance of children's literature, its genres, choosing books according to age, the characteristics of genres, and how these genres should be used.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows the types of children's literature
2.Understands the importance of children's literature in language teaching
3.Knows the qualities of children's literature genres
4.Knows what to pay attention to when choosing children's literary genre
5.Knows how to choose a book-fairy tale-poem-theatre for different age groups.
6.Understands how to use children's literature in language teaching.
7.Apply how to use children's literature in language teaching.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Küçük Prens (Le Petit Prince-The Little Prince), Neil Gaiman ,Rachel Rooney "A Kid in my class"
2.Internet- digital stories
3.Nas,R. (2002). Örneklerle Çocuk Edebiyatı. Bursa: Ezgi Kitabevi.
4.Debbie Bradbery- Using children’s literature to build concepts of teaching about global citizenship
5.Agustin Reyes-Torres, Betlem Soler-Pardo- Thinking through Children’s Literature in the Classroom
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition, Importance and Characteristics of Children's Literature
Week 2 - Theoretical
History-Types of Children's Literature
Week 3 - Theoretical
Internal structural features of children's books and sample reviews
Week 4 - Theoretical
External structural features of children's books and sample reviews
Week 5 - Theoretical
Digital book reviews
Week 6 - Theoretical
Using fairy tales and short stories in language teaching
Week 7 - Theoretical
Using fairy tales and short stories in language teaching
Week 8 - Theoretical
The function of fairy tales and short stories in language teaching (Mid-term Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Poetry genre in children's literature
Week 10 - Theoretical
The function of poetry in language teaching and analysis of poetry examples The function of theater in children's literature
Week 11 - Theoretical
Theatre plays in children's literature
Week 12 - Theoretical
The function of theater in language teaching and analysis of theater play examples
Week 13 - Practice
Using children's literature genres in language teaching
Week 14 - Practice
Using children's literature genres in language teaching
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment52115
Project25214
Reading52220
Midterm Examination1123
Final Examination1123
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)97
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-3
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PÇ-5
PÇ-6
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PÇ-8
PÇ-9
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OÇ-1
1
4
3
OÇ-2
2
3
OÇ-3
4
3
3
3
OÇ-4
4
2
1
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1
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5
3
3
3
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3
1
3
OÇ-6
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
4
OÇ-7
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026