TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Associate Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Fourth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	6
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Beyhan Özge Yersel
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Explains the concepts related to children's literature. 2) Recognizes the types of children's literature. 3) Explains the contribution of children's literature to the development of the child. 4) Compares the format and content features of children's books. 5) Makes a book choice according to age and developmental characteristics. 6) Prepares books for children of different age groups.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Within the scope of this course, it is aimed to obtain information about the historical development of children's literature, definition and types of children's literature (picture story books, fairy tale, poetry, story, digital book, comic book, science book), recognition of the form and content features of children's literature.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Children and Literature, Turkey and the World Childhood Overview 2nd Week Historical Development of Children's Literature 3rd Week Child and Book 4th Week The Place of Children's Books in the Child's Development Process (Language Development, Cognitive Development, Social Development) 5th Week The Place of Children's Books in the Child's Development Process (Emotional Development, Personality Development, Social Development) 6th Week Features to be Found in Children's Books 7th Week Types of Preschool Children Books and Book Selection by Age 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Basic Principles of Children's Literature Products 10th Week Types of Child and Youth Literature 11th Week Reading Culture, Function of Children's Books in the Process of Obtaining Reading Culture 12th Week Presentation Techniques of Literary Texts 13th Week Early Literacy and Children's Literature 14th Week Children's Literature and Media 15th Week FINAL
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Gönen, M. Çocuk Edebiyatı.(2013).Eğitenkitap Yayınları; Ankara. Şirin, M. R. (2000). Çocuk Edebiyatı, İstanbul. Akçalı, S. (2009), Çocuk ve Medya, (Ed). Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Practice,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 30 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No