Università Roma Tre

Increase the knowledge of significant examples of French children's literature in the French and Francophone areas. Urge reflection on educational and civic values in connection with some historical-cultural specificities of the French-speaking areas. Analyze the texts on the basis of the narrative characteristics useful in education, with particular reference to the problems inherent to childhood and adolescence, to the difficulties inherent in growth, family life, issues of social difficulty and migration.

By the study of French literature for children the student will be able to achieve the following training objectives.
Knowledge and understanding
- Knowledge of some exemplary texts of French literature for children
- Knowledge of language and text analysis tools for the educational effectiveness of narrative texts.

Applying knowledge and understanding
- Ability to place texts with respect to historical social and cultural situations of creation
- Ability to select and use texts with respect to educational intervention settings

Making judgements
- To be able to select and evaluate texts on the basis of educational potential
- To be able to propose ways of presenting and reading texts on the basis of educational objectives

Communication skills
- Enhancing the understanding and the textual revision of French texts for children
- Become familiar with some recurring French lexical elements in the French literature for children

Learning skills
- Ability to select and expand independently your own "library" of French children's literature
- Ability to cross context data and textual features to deal with complex situations intervention in education.