CHL2601 EXAM PACK 2023

CHL2601
EXAM PACK
2023

,CHL2601
EXAM PACK
2023
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS

,CONTENTS

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WELCOME ix
1 PURPOSE OF THE MODULE ix
2 LINK WITH OTHER MODULES x
3 LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA x
4 ASSESSMENT xi
5 RECOMMENDED/ESTIMATED NOTIONAL HOURS TO BE SPENT FOR THIS MODULE
xii
6 CLOSING REMARKS xiii

LEARNING UNIT 1 1
DIFFERENT GENRES OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE AND THEIR APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE
FOUNDATION PHASE 1
PURPOSE OF THE LEARNING UNIT 1
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE UNIT 1
KEY CONCEPTS 1
OVERVIEW OF THE LEARNING UNIT 1
1.1. DEFINING KEY CONCEPTS 2
1.1.1 Literacy 2
1.1.2 Emergent literacy 2
1.1.3 Literature 3
1.1.4 Children’s literature 3
1.1.5 Literature genres 3
1.1.6 Africanisation 3
1.2 A SHORT HISTORY OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE 4
1.2.1 South African children’s literature 5
1.2.2 Children’s literature in indigenous South African languages: an emerging 5market
1.2.3 An era of digital literacies 5
1.3 THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTEXT IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE 6
1.4 THE PERSONAL VALUE LITERATURE HAS FOR CHILDREN 7
1.4.1 Good books lead to good conversations 7
1.4.2 It exposes children to new information 8
1.4.3 Reading supports a reader identity 8
1.4.4 Reading is fun 8
1.4.5 Stories make children feel better about themselves 9
1.4.6 Stories teach us understanding and empathy 9
1.4.7 Stories establish and confirm our heritage and cultural identity 9
1.4.8 Moral reasoning 9
1.4.9 Literary and artistic preferences 9

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, 1.5 THE BENEFITS OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE IN TERMS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT
10 THEOR
1.5.1 Language development 10
1.5.2 Cognitive development 11
1.5.3 Social and cultural development 12
1.6 CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE 13
1.6.1 Plot 13
1.6.2 Characters 13
1.6.3 Setting 14
1.6.4 Theme 14
1.6.5 Style 14
1.7 THE DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY LITERACY (EMERGENT LITERACY) SKILLS THROUGH
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE 15
1.8 TYPES OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE (GENRES) 15
1.8.1 Picture books 16
1.8.1.1Baby books 16
1.8.1.2Rhymes 16
1.8.1.3Toy books 16
1.8.1.4Alphabet books 17
1.8.1.5Counting books 17
1.8.1.6Concept books 17
1.8.1.7Wordless picture books 17
1.8.1.8Easy-to-read and beginning readers’ books 18
1.8.2 Traditional literature 18
1.8.2.1Folktales/folklore 18
1.8.2.2Fables 18
1.8.2.3Myths 19
1.8.2.4Legends 19
1.8.2.5Fairy tales 19
1.8.2.6Fantasy 19
1.8.2.7Realistic and historical fiction 20
1.8.3. Non-fiction or informational books 20
1.9 CONCLUSION 22
1.10 SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS 22
ADDITIONAL READING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES 23
LIST OF REFERENCES 23

LEARNING UNIT 2 25
DEVELOPING A LOVE FOR READING AND PROMOTING READING COMPREHENSION
THROUGH THE SELECTION OF APPROPRIATE STORIES 25
PURPOSE OF THE LEARNING UNIT 25
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE UNIT 25
KEY CONCEPTS 25
OVERVIEW OF THE LEARNING UNIT 25
2.1 DEFINING KEY CONCEPTS 26
2.1.1 Reading 26


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