EDF3032 Children's literature, storytelling and the arts
Faculty of Education
EDF3032 Children's literature, storytelling and the arts is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Education. It isn't offered in 2026. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Other periods
- Singapore
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF3032
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF3032
No unit lists EDF3032 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite:
- Enrolment in D2002 Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood
Overview
This unit uses creative approaches to develop your knowledge and understanding of English discipline specific content. You will learn how to develop personal literacy through integrated approaches and an explicit focus on reading recovery and language development across reading, writing, speaking and listening. You will explore a wide range of literature suitable for children and engage with various approaches to storytelling and language arts, including digital and cross-arts storytelling. You will develop your skills in English and literacy including how to critically analyse texts, how to select and present literature for children and methods of integrating language arts across the curriculum. By developing your own English communication skills as story makers and tellers, you will gain the ability to design pedagogies for engaging children in literature and developing literacies through storytelling and to develop literacy leadership.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Singapore | Block off |
Assessment
- Children's literature, storytelling and arts-based investigation (2000 words or equivalent)Presentation50%
- Multimedia research assignment (2000 words or equivalent)Portfolio50%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
demonstrate knowledge and understanding of English language arts discipline specific content and how to develop personal literacy
- 2
exhibit and apply knowledge of the diversity of genres in children's literature
- 3
evidence understanding of effective selection of literature for children of diverse backgrounds and abilities that will promote literacy
- 4
present literature and stories to children in a variety of ways that promote oral and written literacy
- 5
articulate the role literature, storytelling and the arts play in social justice, health and wellbeing, sustainability, intercultural communication, and First Nations and Asian peoples’ cultures and perspectives
- 6
understand, design and apply varied pedagogical approaches to integrating the study of English language, literature and language arts across the curriculum.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials18 hours
- Lectures6 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study.
Usually, you can expect to engage with:
- 18 hours of scheduled learning delivered synchronously on campus and/or online via regular directed learning activities;
- 6 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via synchronous and/or asynchronous directed learning activities; and
- the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Denise Chapman
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Denise Chapman
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF3032?
EDF3032 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF3032 offered?
EDF3032 has no offerings listed in the 2026 handbook.
How much work is EDF3032?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF3032 have an exam?
No. EDF3032 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.