Summer School program at Warrnambool

Course Overview

The first half day session will involve an introduction to children's literature, an examination of dominant discourses that frame child identities through books and films and a close reading of classic narratives to uncover the foundational myths and ideas underpinning literature for young people. The following three sessions will involve practical exercises and seminar discussions designed to give participants tools for analyzing picture books, identifying ideology and values embedded in texts for children and young adults, and an understanding of the various approaches to Indigenous children's texts. The aim of the course is to enable participants to critically engage with a range of children's literature and to develop strategies for learning and teaching that can be utilized at home and at school.

 

Dates

12 - 13 January 2009 (2 days)
9.30am - 4.00pm

 

About the instructor

Paul Venzo
Paul Venzo is a lecturer in Communication and Literature at Deakin Warrnambool, specializing in teaching Children's Literature to education students. He is an award winning poet and has many years experience as a radio journalist and producer.

 

Materials

Participants will be encouraged to purchase texts under discussion during the course, if they wish to take their knowledge from the course and apply it to classroom settings. These are readily available at the Unitexts bookshop, online or in mainstream bookstores. A list of these resources will be made available several weeks before the program takes place.

Participants need to bring notebooks, pens and pencils. Participants will be expected to read out loud and contribute to group discussions and exercises.

 

Fees

$265 (GST Inc) per person

Registration

Please complete the Registration form (25KB) and forward with payment details to:

Jan McCosh
Faculty of Arts and Education
Deakin University
PO Box 423
Warrnambool
Victoria 3280
Fax: 03 556 33534
Email: jan.mccosh@deakin.edu.au
Phone: 03 556 33314

Short course enquiries:
artsed-shortcourses@deakin.edu.au
Jan McCosh 03 5563 3314 Warrnambool	Anne Roubin 03 9244 3901 Melbourne