TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Explains the general characteristics of children's and youth literature genres (fairy tale, fable, legend, epic, story, novel, poem). 2) Explains the contribution of each of the products of children's and youth literature to the child's education. 3) Explains the design features that should be found in children's and youth books. 4) Explains the content features of children's and youth books. 5) Explains the educational principles that children and youth books should be based on. 6) Recognizes successful works of children's and youth literature in Turkish and world literature. 7) Examines and compares works of children's and youth literature in terms of their compliance with design and content criteria and educational principles. 8) Designs children's books in the context of the criterias.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Children's literature and basic concepts; Recognizing the basic sources of children's literature; discussion on the role of quality children's literature in the process of acquiring a reading culture; explanation of children's literature genres with their general characteristics; The features and basic criteria that qualified children's literature products should have; Getting to know and read quality children's books in Turkish and world children's literature; Examining and evaluating the determined children's books in terms of their compliance with the relevant criteria and educational principles; Book design according to specified criteria.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Course Introduction 2nd Week Main Concepts in Children's Literature Course 3rd Week Getting to Know Resources Related to Children's Literature 4th Week The Role of Qualified Children's Literature in the Process of Acquiring a Reading Culture 5th Week The Role of Quality Children's Literature Works in the Development of the Child 6th Week Development of Children's Literature in the World and in Our Country 7th Week Children's Literature Genres (Fairy Tale, Fable, Legend, Epic, Story, Novel, Poem) 8th Week Midterm Week 9th Week External Structure (Stylistic) That Must Be Found in Qualified Children's Literature Products 10th Week The Internal Structure That Must Be Found in Qualified Children's Literature Products (Content) 11th Week Educational Principles That Qualified Children's Literature Products Should Be Based On 12th Week Work Review 13th Week Book Design 14th Week Presentation of Designs
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Project,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Assignment 1 30 Project 1 60 Other 1 10 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam Course hours 14 2 28 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework 1 20 20 Term Project Research 1 60 60 Activity Development 1 12 12 Total Workload 120 Total Workload / 30 4 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No