CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND DIVERSITY STUDIES
| Title | ΠΟΛΥΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΙΚΗ ΠΑΙΔΙΚΗ ΛΟΓΟΤΕΧΝΙΑ / CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND DIVERSITY STUDIES |
| Code | Ε06 |
| Faculty | Education |
| School | Early Childhood Education |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Triantafilia-Rosy Aggelaki |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024281 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Epistīmṓn Proscholikīs Agōgīs kai Ekpaídeusīs (2024-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600251788
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600251788
- At the Website of the School: http://www.nured.auth.gr/dp7nured/?q=el/userprofile/79
- eLearning:
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- Υ06 INTRODUCTION TO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
General Prerequisites
In order to meet the requirements of the course, students will be required to read a sufficient number of books for children and the course's notes.
Learning Outcomes
- Recognition of stereotypes in literature
- Recognition of the narrative techniques responsible for the construction or reproduction of specific ideologies about otherness
- Critical approach and evaluation of books for children aimed at promoting intercultural communication
- Recognition of culturally authentic books
- Ability to plan action for effective intercultural communication in literature lessons
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course aimes to understand the level of inclusion and representation of people from minority ethnic background / disabled people/ patriarchy in the children’s literature sector and explores ways to bring children, cultural diversity and literature together in an interactive manner. Stories - whether traditional folktales or contemporary multicultural works - not only help define a child's identity and understanding of self, but also allow others to look into, appreciate, and embrace another culture. Class discussions revolve around Mingshui Cai's Transactional Theory and the Study of Multicultural Literature. The practical aim is for students to learn how to take advantage of the cultural diversity and interests that children of varied backgrounds bring to the classroom and to explore themes in folklore in order to open up the world of literature to all their students. The focus is to develop strategies for engaging students in classrooms in meaningful dialogue about diversity using the medium of personal interaction with the multicultural text. Throughout the course, we focus on how to encourage students to share their own cultural stories and ''border cross'' from one world to another. Particular emphasis is placed on the relevance of multicultural children's literature to minority students' self-esteem and literacy formation and to the school's relationship to minority and majority communities in addition to its relevance in confronting issues of human rights and social justice.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 50 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 49 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 6 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 20 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 125 |
Student Assessment
Description
Preparation of short papers and their optional presentation during the semester. The assignments are individual. Instructions are given.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Γαβριηλίδου, Σοφία (επιμέλεια). Γεφυρώνοντας πολιτισμικές αποστάσεις στην παιδική λογοτεχνία. Θεσσαλονίκη:University studio press, 2021
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Αγγελάκη, Ρόζη- Τριανταφυλλιά. Το βιβλίο γνώσεων για παιδιά. Ιστορικές αναζητήσεις, σύγχρονες προκλήσεις. University Studio press, 2023.
Additional bibliography for study
Banks, James A. Educating Citizens in a Multicultural Society. 2nd ed., Teachers College Press, 2007.
Cai, Mingshui. Towards a Multidimensional Model for the Study of Reader Response to Multicultural Literature. Ohio State University, 1992.
Cai, Mingshui Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults: Reflections on Critical Issues. Greenwood Press, 2002.
Gopalakrishnan, Ambika. Multicultural Children’s Literature: A Critical Issues Approach. Sage, 2011.
Κανατσούλη, Μ. Αμφίσημα της παιδικής λογοτεχνίας ανάμεσα στην ελληνικότητα και την πολυπολιτισμικότητα. Σύγχρονοι Ορίζοντες, 2002.
Κανατσούλη, Μ. Ιδεολογικές Διαστάσεις Της Παιδικής Λογοτεχνίας. Τυπωθήτω, Δάρδανος, 2004.
Κανατσούλη, Μένη. Ο ήρωας και η ηρωίδα με τα χίλια πρόσωπα. Νέες απόψεις για το φύλο στην Παιδική Λογοτεχνία. Αθήνα, Gutenberg, 2008.
Kongslien, Ingeborg. “New Voices, New Themes, New Perspectives: Contemporary Scandinavian Multicultural Literature.” Scandinavian Studies, vol. 79, no. 2, Summer 2007, pp. 197–226.
Παπαρούση, Μ. Το σώμα και η διαπραγμάτευση της διαφοράς στη σύγχρονη ελληνική πεζογραφία . Επίκεντρο, 2012.
Stanton, Christine Rogers, and Francisco Rios. Understanding Multicultural Education: Equity for All Students. Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2011.
Τσιλιμένη, Τ. &Κονταξή, Ε. (Επιμ.,) Εισαγωγή στην παιδική και εφηβική λογοτεχνία της Ευρώπης. Β΄ Τόμος. Μεταφράσεις και διασκευές. Θεσσαλονίκη, Ροπή, 2023.
περ. Κείμενα, τχ. 9, αφιέρωμα τεύχους: Μαύρο και Λευκό: Ο Φυλετικός Ρατσισμός στο Σύγχρονο Βιβλίο για Παιδιά (υπεύθυνη αφιερώματος Τζίνα Καλογήρου), με μελέτες των Αγγελική Γιαννικοπούλου, Κανατσούλη Μένη, Τσιλιμένη Τασούλα – Νταβλαμάνου Ελένη, Pinsent Pat, κ.ά., στην ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση https://journals.lib.uth.gr/index.php/keimena/index
Last Update
10-05-2024
