Introduction to Australian Children's Literature

Course aim

To introduce students to the history, development and current state of Australian literature for children and adolescents.

Course content

Students are introduced to pioneering Australian authors / illustrators and how the national children's literature has developed to the award-winning and popular literature of today. They examine the genres of humour, fantasy, historical fiction and contemporary realism and are introduced to Aboriginal concerns and the depiction of multicultural society. 

Textbook(s)

Foster, J, Finnis, E & Nimon, M. 2005, Bush, city, cyberspace: the development of Australian children's literature into the 21st century, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW (Seminal text)

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online activities)	3 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Continuous assessment, Critical analysis, Major essay, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.