BLS2201 Literature for Children

This course entails an introduction to children’s literature in Africa, the various types/genres of children’s literature, fiction and non-fiction, determining the appropriate literature for children to use, and developing a reading culture especially with modern technological developments.

Course Objectives 

• Provide students with the awareness of what Children’s Literature is 
• Acquaint students with knowledge on the basic concepts of children's literature,
• Expose the students to the different ways of enhancing and promoting reading experiences for children
• Guide the student to decide appropriate children's literature

Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students’ will:

• Have acquired knowledge of the important concepts, forms, values, evaluation principles, and criticisms of children’s literature
• Use different ways to promote good literature reading experiences for children, such as storytelling, shared reading, story webbing and mapping
• Read, present, and discuss a number of assigned pieces of children’s literature as well as famous works chosen by themselves