LGA 3101: CHILDRENS LITERATURE MUHAMAD AIMAN BIN NORDIN (TESL 3)

REFLECTION Literature entertains listeners and readers, at the same time giving them access to the accumulated experience and wisdom of the ages, (Stoodt et al.. 1996). As such, childrens literature is essential for education in that it contributes to young learners/readers growing experiences-extending and enriching their knowledge while stimulating reflection. Reading and Responding to Children's Literature is a great course, and it has helped me explore various types of literature. Without this course my knowledge of the variety of books and uses for these books would be very limited. I never knew the impact that children's literature has on writing. In my reading and language arts methods I have learned that books can be used to get students writing, and can help prompt a writing piece. The more students read the better they become at writing. Reading various types of books exposes students to the various types of writing. In reading and responding to children's literature we explored the various genres. I had never thought that children's literature could be incorporated into the other subjects in school, but after the genre study I cannot see myself limiting literature to a single subject. For example, using children's literature, whether in book form or on an interactive computer game can help make a Children Literatures lesson more interesting. It helps the students get involved with the material. I also never thought that literature was not just in a book, but can be found on the web. Until this course I had not thought much about incorporating technology as a media for students to read and interact with. This course has helped me explore the various opportunities that children's literature offers. I think that one of the discussions that changed my view of children's literature was the one where we defined what a child was. In this discussion the class defined children as carefree, innocent, energetic, sponges, curious, fun, sweet, and the list goes on. After creating this list we realized that we had put children in a box. But in actuality children are like adults. There are various types of kids who have different interests. While some children might like fairy tales others might like thrilling mysteries. As a teacher we have to know and understand the various types of books out there to help spark each individual student's interest in reading. This class helped

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me explore various types of books, and understand the importance of continuing to explore children's literature in the future. It is interesting to be reflecting on my presentation on children's literature. This presentation has made me better understand the need for cultural relevancy in literature for children. While researching for my presentation, I was struck by how little was written on our topic and how few children's literature books there are and even fewer young adult fiction books there are. I feel as though if it is impossible to understand our short story and nursery rhymes without thinking of the others that the other groups presented on. We found it difficult to find new things to say in our presentation since so much of our content and activity had been touched on by other groups. Through my presentation, I learned that this was certainly not the case. If people cannot relate to the literature they are reading, they are less likely to enjoy it and therefore will not value it as much. Another thing I found interesting in this Childrens Literature subject was the discussion about controversial books. I thought the class discussion about controversial books was particularly interesting because there were a variety of opinions about which books that was suitable could be read and teach in the classroom. I think that some books were understandably controversial because their content did not have an important meaning or a use in the classroom. While other books, although considered controversial, contain content that help spark important class discussions. Overall I think this is a wonderful subject in this semester, and it has helped expand my knowledge of children's literature.

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INSTITUT PENDIDIKAN GURU, KAMPUS TUANKU BAINUN, BUKIT MERTAJAM, PULAU PINANG.

KURSUS PERSEDIAAN PROGRAM IJAZAH SARJANA MUDA PERGURUAN (TESL) PENDIDIKAN RENDAH

CHILDRENS LITERATURE (LGA 3101)

NAME I/C NO GROUP PROGRAMME LECTURERS NAME

: MUHAMAD AIMAN BIN NORDIN : 921106-01-6403 : 2 PISMP TESL 3 : 2 PISMP (TESL) PENDIDIKAN RENDAH : MDM LEE LAY SEE

DATE OF SUBMISSION : 2nd SEPTEMBER 2012

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