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<div><p>You'll have access to a module website, which includes:</p><ul><li>a week-by-week study planner</li><li>course-specific module materials</li><li>audio and video content</li><li>assignment details and submission section</li><li>online tutorial access</li></ul><p>You'll also be provided with a printed study guide, two readers and a play text of<em>Peter Pan</em>.</p></div>
<div><p>We recommend you buy the current editions of the set books as listed or the earlier editions listed where these can be obtained. With the exception of the two picture books, it is possible to work from other editions, including Kindle versions, if you have them already. If you do, take care to ensure that you have the full version of<em>Little Women</em>including the second part, 'Good Wives', as some shorter editions only include the first part. In some cases, publishers have issued new editions of the set texts with revised pagination. Information about alternative page numbers for the editions will be provided with the module resources.</p><p>A computing device with a browser and broadband internet access is required for this module. Any modern browser will be suitable for most computer activities. Functionality may be limited on mobile devices.</p><p>Any additional software will be provided, or is generally freely available. However, some activities may have more specific requirements. For this reason, you will need to be able to install and run additional software on a device that meets the requirements below.</p><ul><li>A desktop or laptop computer with an up-to-date version of Windows</li><li>The screen must have a resolution of at least 1024 pixels horizontally and 768 pixels vertically.</li></ul><p>To join in the spoken conversation in our online rooms we recommend a headset (headphones or earphones with an integrated microphone).</p><p>Our<a>Skills for OU study</a>website has further information including computing skills for study, computer security, acquiring a computer and Microsoft software offers for students.</p></div>
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Unlike other universities we are not campus based. You will study in a flexible way that works for you whether youre at home, at work or on the move.As an OU student you'll be supported throughout your studies your tutor or study adviser will guide and advise you, offer detailed feedback on your assignments, and help with any study issues.
Tuition might be in face-to-face groups, via online tutorials, or by phone.
A broad introduction to the vibrant field of children's literature studies encompassing eighteenth-century fairy tales to examples of contemporary fiction illustrating current trends.
EA300
Children's literature
<div><p>This module provides a broad introduction to the vibrant and growing field of children's literature studies. You will study children's literature in English, ranging from its beginnings in eighteenth-century chapbooks and fairy tales, through seminal nineteenth-century novels, to contemporary examples of fiction illustrating current trends. The module also includes the study of picture books old and new, stage performance and film, young adult fiction, storytelling and poetry. You will learn about the distinctiveness and purposes of children's literature, its prestigious and popular modes and its different representations of children's worlds.</p></div>
EA300
http://www.open.ac.uk/courses/modules/ea300