English Children’s Literature: Early Childhood is an elective for second-year students and above. The main objective of this course is to introduce students to various aspects of children’s literature. Students will be introduced to a short history of children’s literature. They will also try to define what children’s literature is and discuss its many forms and manifestations. This course introduces students to different kinds of literature written for children and will cover books of early childhood (such as Mother Goose books, alphabet books, concept books, etc.), picture books, poetry, fantasy, realistic fiction and historical fiction. Students will learn to approach children’s literature critically and at the same time strengthen their skills in reading, analyzing and discussing these works of children’s literature (including fiction, poetry, and drama). Active participation is essential to the success of this class.

The main objective of this course is to introduce students to various aspects of children’s literature. Students will be introduced to a short history of children’s literature. They will also try to define what children’s literature is and discuss its many forms and manifestations. This course introduces students to different kinds of literature written for children and will especially cover books of early childhood (such as alphabet books, counting books, concept books, etc.) and picture books. Students will learn to approach children’s literature critically and at the same time strengthen their skills in reading, analyzing and discussing these works of children’s literature (including fiction, poetry, and drama). Active participation is essential to the success of this class. Students have to follow the department’s guidelines regarding academic integrity. Plagiarism will result in punishment.

All materials will be collected by the teacher into a course pack and students will be provided with the required reading materials throughout the year.