Arabic: Children‘s Literature

The course provides an introduction to Arabic children‘s and young adult literature and focuses on developments in the genre in the 20th and 21st centuries, while also including poetry and songs. The course involves the reading and discussion of literature written in standard Arabic and various dialects, with an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of different choices. The course places Arabic children‘s and young adult literature in relation to Swedish and European children‘s and young adult literature with a focus on style and theme, and also addresses the problems and opportunities that translated literature presents. During the course, different reading styles are presented that can be used when the texts are being read with children and young adults.