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Malm, December 2014

Dear Student,
You have been accepted to the course Childrens Literature in a Global Perspective. In
this letter we have put together as much useful information about the course as possible.
The course introduction will take place 20 January, 2015 at 10.15 in room A330. Showing
up is requisite, of course, and you will need to inform the course leader if you are unable to
attend the introductory meeting.

All students at Malm University are provided with a computer-ID and email-address. Before the course starts you need to activate these functions. You will get information from
the international office about how to activate your computer-ID. After that, you will have
access to a course homepage at https://mah.itslearning.com/elogin/
This is where news will be posted and documents distributed.

Classes will usually be Tuesdays and Thursday between 10.15 and 13.00. You will find a
preliminary schedule by going to the following link. Please bear in mind, however, that the
schedule can be altered during the course. Direct link:
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Postal Address

Visiting address

MalmUniversity
Nordenskildsgatan 10
Faculty of Education and Society
S-205 06 Malm, Sweden

Tel

Internet

+4640 6658269 www.mah.se

Email

Bjorn.Sundmark@mah.se

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In preparation for the first meeting I want you to write a personal childhood reading history, 1-2 pages should suffice. Some of the points (pick a few of them) that you could consider are:

what are your earliest memories of reading?

do you recall being read to by others at home and/or at school?
do you have favourite books from different stages of childhood?
do your memories include particular times and places where you read?
did you read comics?
What was the source of your books (e.g. library, gifts, buying, borrowing)?
did you read with siblings and friends, or share their books?
what was the attitude of the adults around you to your reading? did they encourage
you? did they approve of your reading?
were their particular genres of books, authors or series you liked?
how did you find out about which books to read?
was reading a pleasurable experience for you?
were there differences between reading at home and at school?
were there some books that you re-read?
which of the books would you consider to be good literature and which popular
fiction?
what is your pattern of reading now, as an adult?

You could also start thinking about an author or childrens book from your home country/language that you would like to present in class. In some cases it can even be a good
idea to bring material with you.

Looking very much forward to seeing you,

Contact information:
Bjrn Sundmark (course leader)
Office: B 336
Email: bjorn.sundmark@mah.se
Tel: +46(0)40-6658269

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Course literature
Will be discussed and decided during the intro meeting.

Course requirements and grading criteria

You are required to attend every session of the course. In case of sickness, contact
the course leader
This course is based on interaction and class participation. Come to class well prepared and ready to contribute to the discussions. You need to show that you can
both speak and write English with a reasonable degree of fluency
The following grades are awarded: The following grading scale is used: A: Excellent outstanding performance; excellent work and understanding, B: Very good
above the average standard and overall outstanding work and understanding, C:
Good generally good work and sound understanding, D: Satisfactory fair but
with significant shortcomings, E: Sufficient performance and understanding meet
the minimum criteria, U: Fail some more work required; understanding too limited. Your grade will be based on participation, the quality of your creative/teacher
oriented work, and the examination

Assignments and book assignment

You will get specific information about the course work at the introductory meeting, but
one of the tasks will be an oral presentation of the most important authors/works in your
home country/nation/language. Another one will be a piece of creative writing (your own
childrens book). Finally, you will also be assessed on your course portfolio, which will
consist of all other class assignments.