FICTION FOR YOUNG ADULTS
EDU4FYA
2021
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Students will analyse factors affecting the emergence and development of fiction for young adults as a distinctive literature category. Students will also focus on recent trends in this field, including the development of a range of critical perspectives for interpreting themes, issues and responses to this literature by adults and adolescents. This is a discipline subject that focuses on students' personal knowledge and consideration of the field of Young Adult literature, rather than a curriculum one that explores how to work with students and texts. Thus personal awareness and appreciation of young adult literature as a social and aesthetic experience is the focus, rather than specific classroom teaching. Students will examine the relationship between a text, the social and literary context of its creation, and the perspectives that a reader may bring, to the making of meaning in that text. Through activities undertaken in tutorials, and assessment tasks of interactive review, academic essay and examination, a student's ability to analyse and reflect on texts and theories, and skill as a critical reader and as a constructive team member, will be developed.
SchoolEducation
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorDebra Edwards
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Available as ElectiveYes
Learning ActivitiesWeekly online learning activities and tutorial discussion. Students are also expected to keep up with the weekly reading of texts and own research
Capstone subjectNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites EDU2GCL, or approved by the subject co-ordinator
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Quota Management StrategyN/A
Quota-conditions or rulesN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Readings
various
Resource TypeRecommended
Resource RequirementN/A
Authorvarious
YearN/A
Edition/VolumeN/A
Publishervarious
ISBNN/A
Chapter/article titleN/A
Chapter/issueN/A
URLN/A
Other descriptionN/A
Source locationN/A
Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
Location of WBL activity (region)N/A
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Subject options
Select to view your study options…
Bendigo, 2021, Semester 2, Online
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorDebra Edwards
Class requirements
Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 h scheduled online class per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 h unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Text Review - 1st submission (approx. 500 words) Students will submit a review of a Young Adult text and post it on the subject's LMS discussion board for commentary from the other students in the class - this review will then be rewritten in the light of that commentary. | Other | Individual | No | 10 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Text Review - 2nd submission and commentary (approx. 750 words) | Other | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Essay (approx. 1750 words) Students will prepare and present a formal academic essay from a set of questions based on the texts introduced in the subject. | Other | Individual | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Examination (approx 1500 words) online | Other written exam | Individual | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 2, Online
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorDebra Edwards
Class requirements
Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 h scheduled online class per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 h unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Text Review - 1st submission (approx. 500 words) Students will submit a review of a Young Adult text and post it on the subject's LMS discussion board for commentary from the other students in the class - this review will then be rewritten in the light of that commentary. | Other | Individual | No | 10 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Text Review - 2nd submission and commentary (approx. 750 words) | Other | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Essay (approx. 1750 words) Students will prepare and present a formal academic essay from a set of questions based on the texts introduced in the subject. | Other | Individual | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Examination (approx 1500 words) online | Other written exam | Individual | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Mildura, 2021, Semester 2, Online
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorDebra Edwards
Class requirements
Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 h scheduled online class per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 h unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Text Review - 1st submission (approx. 500 words) Students will submit a review of a Young Adult text and post it on the subject's LMS discussion board for commentary from the other students in the class - this review will then be rewritten in the light of that commentary. | Other | Individual | No | 10 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Text Review - 2nd submission and commentary (approx. 750 words) | Other | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Essay (approx. 1750 words) Students will prepare and present a formal academic essay from a set of questions based on the texts introduced in the subject. | Other | Individual | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Examination (approx 1500 words) online | Other written exam | Individual | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |