Education - Children's Literature PgCert

Our PGCert Education - Childrens Literature course gives you an overview of the turbulent and unique journey that childrens literature has taken since its earliest days to the present from a range of theoretical perspectives.<br/><br/>You will acquire the understanding of how texts are constructed using a range of narrative modes. And how this aspect of your subject knowledge can be used in the primary classroom to develop children’s abilities to read a range of texts for pleasure.<br/><br/>You will also explore a variety of texts currently available including:<br/><br/><br/>- classic texts<br/><br/><br/>- picture books<br/><br/><br/>- novels in verse form<br/><br/><br/>- literature in translation<br/><br/><br/>- digital texts.<br/><br/><br/>Our teaching staff are experienced and active in researching and teaching in the area of childrens literature.<br/><br/>You will have access to our Oxford Brookes specials collections, a new collection of rare and antiquarian childrens books and, when onsite, specialist-trained drama sessions.