Children's Literature Research Articles

재북시기 윤세평의 아동문학연구

This study examined the structure and characteristics of Yoon Se-pyeong's two legends, ‘Neungrado and Juamsan’ and ‘Hulryeongdosa,’ while examining the patterns of children's literary activities during the period of North Korea. Yoon Se-pyeong contributed to the expansion of the acceptance of children's literature by leading the “Literature Newspaper” from the period when the controversy over North Korean children's literature heated up. Neungrado and Juamsan, published above Yoon Se-pyeong's participation in children's literature, conveys the interest of legends according to historical records and awakens the dignity of the socialist capital plain. On the other hand, the legend of “Hulryeongdosa,” based on the Imjin War, added a heroic narrative of the Imjin War along with historical records. Through this, it has a sense of purpose to resist the anti-foreign power combined by the people. In the future, I hope that research will continue to enrich the connotation of North Korean children's literature.

The Analysis of Translation Techniques in Translating Fairytale Story “The Adventure of Pinocchio” (English-Indonesian Version)

This research aims to analyze the translation techniques employed in the English-Indonesian translation of Carlo Collodi's "The Adventure of Pinocchio." By utilizing Molina and Albir's translation techniques, the study explores the specific methods used by the translator, Lulu Wijaya. The objective of this research is to gain insights into the translation techniques utilized in fairy tales and their implications for cross-cultural communication and children's literature. Using a qualitative approach, data were collected through the analysis of documents. The researcher identified 312 instances of translation techniques, which were categorized into nine types. These included adaptation (62 cases), compensation (71 cases), borrowing (1 case), amplification (3 cases), discursive creation (4 cases), established equivalent (1 case), literal translation (150 cases), modulation (6 cases), and reduction (14 cases). Notably, the most prevalent technique employed by Lulu Wijaya was literal translation. The findings of this research shed light on the prevalent use of literal translation in the translation of fairy tales, specifically "The Adventure of Pinocchio." Understanding these translation techniques is valuable for the field of translation studies, providing insights into the challenges and considerations involved in translating children's literature. Furthermore, these findings have implications for cross-cultural communication and the effective conveyance of meaning to young readers. This research contributes to the understanding of translation techniques in fairy tales, emphasizing their significance and potential applications in the broader context of literature and intercultural exchange.

Educational Needs of Iranian Rural Librarians: An Exploratory Study

In the present article, the educational needs of Iranian rural librarians are investigated. The rural libraries are the only cultural centers of rural communities, and the librarians of these libraries have limited contact with other librarians as well as professional communities. On the other hand, the rural library is one of the few institutions that try to reduce the gap in taking advantage of job opportunities and education in first-class universities and therefore has a moral duty. The trained rural librarian can play an important role in benefiting villagers with the opportunity of both university education and employment. For this reason, educating rural librarians is of great importance in rural development and benefits villagers through social opportunities. For this purpose, first, an attempt was made to extract and categorize the educational needs of rural librarians through interviews with them. Then, another attempt was made to extract and categorize the educational themes of rural librarians by reviewing international literature in the field of rural libraries. A total of 33 educational themes were obtained from interviews, and 36 themes were extracted from reviewing the literature. Finally, using a questionnaire, librarians were asked to prioritize these 69 educational themes and rank them between 1 and 20, where a score of 1 indicated the highest priority and a score of 20 showed the lowest priority. The findings showed that 10 educational themes are of priority for Iranian rural librarians: (1) child psychology, (2) puppet games and handicraft skills, (3) knowledge of children's and adolescent literature, (4) mentoring and educational guidance, (5) digital literacy, (6) information search and retrieval, (7) content production soft skills, (8) family counseling skills, (9) conflict management skills, and (10) life skills.

Implementation of Directive Functions in Children's Literature Written by Authors of Children Aged 7-12 Years

A work of fiction made by a child is an extraordinary gift. The child's ability to imagine and put that imagination into a series of stories is an invaluable value of the archipelago's wealth. A work made by children aged 6-12 years became one of the riches of Indonesian literature which eventually developed and was called children's literature. Children's literature is rich in values and messages. Children's literature is also rich in directive functions. This study found that in children's literature there are many directive functions conveyed by the author through his work. The various directive functions contained in children's fiction are representations of real life experienced by characters or writers in their daily routines. The richer the directive function in children's fiction, the richer the message conveyed by the author, implicitly or explicitly

Role of national spiritual values in children’s reading-teaching (based on Nakhchivan Children’s Folklore and new teaching methods)

The main goal here is the collection and teaching of children's literature in the Nakhchivan region, which is an integral part of Azerbaijan. This is important for all stages of education (both in secondary schools and higher education). In Nakhchivan region, in addition to research and scientific-theoretical problems of children's literature, the collection and study of children's folklore has also been proposed. In particular, this article talks about important issues such as reading, learning, researching based on new methods in the process of children's education. Our national values have been preserved for years, passed down from generation to generation, from century to century. From this point of view, we think that this research article will be useful in learning new methods of teaching.

An E-C Translation Study under the Theory of Eco-translatology: Children and Nature in The Secret Garden

Approaching the second decade of the 21 century, the theoretical translation field of China is gracing with a new theory that might open up a new paradigm for the discipline. Inspired by ancient Chinese wisdom on the harmonious relationships between man and environment, the theory of eco-translatology was published by Gengshen Hu. Eco-translatology is an interdisciplinary subject that involves the subject of translation and the ideas used in ecology. In most translated (English to Chinese) childrens literature, translators select different words under their translational environment and their own understanding of cross-cultural adaptation. Therefore, the ideal version of translation would achieve the harmonious relationships between linguistic, communicative, cross-cultural transition, and other translation-related factors, it would also achieve the harmonious relationships between authors original attempt, translators selection of words, and readers experience. This paper will make a specific analysis of the different E-C translated texts of the famous childrens literature The Secret Garden to explore translators different interpretations of authors unique ideas and translators selection for words under the theory of eco-translatology at that time period and social background. Finally, the author concludes how eco-translatology theory could be beneficial in serving practical use in translation.

AN EVALUATION OF CEMİL KAVUKÇU’S SELO’NUN KUŞLARI (THE BIRDS OF SELO)

Cemil Kavukçu is one of the important writers in Turkish short story after 1980. Kavukçu has written eleven books for children as well as short story books for adults. Selo'nun Kuşları is the first children's book of Cemil Kavukçu. However, the writer chose the stories he thought the children would like from the stories he had written for adults before and compiled it into a short story book. The aim of this study is to examine Cemil Kavukçu's work called Selo'nun Kuşları in terms of subject, message, characters, language and expression features, which are the basic elements of children's literature. In this direction, document analysis, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the study. The objects of study is the stories in Kavukçu's story book Selo'nun Kuşları. Information about Cemil Kavukçu, children's literature and basic elements of children's literature was obtained from literature review. . As a result, it has been found that the stories that make up Selo'nun Kuşları were not written for child readers when they were first written, but they are still suitable for evaluation in terms of the basic elements of children's literature.

Children's literature as a motivational factor for physical activities through the example of Jaroslav Foglar

AbstractDespite many philosophical and scientific appeals, physical inactivity, especially in children and young people, remains one of the most serious problems of contemporary civilisation. In our sub‐study of wider research, we focus on the use of Czech fiction and comics by Jaroslav Foglar as a motivational factor to increase readers' physical activity. The respondents (n = 1174) were mostly adults who had spent their childhood or adolescence reading the works of Jaroslav Foglar. These people valued exercise (70%) in this reading, with a high correlation (0.73) to a healthy lifestyle (abstinence from alcohol and smoking). For 57% of the respondents, these values from reading also become an inspiration for application in life (there is a causal link between the degree of awareness of being influenced by the work and the actual application of the physical activity), with even higher values recorded for camping and being in a natural environment, as well as moral behaviour, ethical principles, and helping others. Thus, we can confirm that the inspiration of the fictional world of literature can become a motivational impulse to increase physical activity in the real world, moreover in the context of a very strong awareness of ethical values and moral behaviour.

Gender Representation in Classic Fairy Tales: A Comparative Study of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast

Grimm’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, and De Beaumont’s Beauty and the Beast are three examples of classic fairy tales that have been commonly told to children. The writers focused the study on the portrayal of gender representation reflected in these fairy tales. The writers used the descriptive qualitative method and feminist theory to analyze how these fairy tales portray gender representation. This study was expected that it could contribute to gender role discussion in children's literature and introduce children to equal gender roles to make them able to treat different gender equally. Unlike previous studies, this research focuses on traditional fairy tales and employs a qualitative methodology that involves close reading and content analysis. The writers found out that Grimms’ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Cinderella portray traditional gender stereotypes. Snow White and Cinderella support the domination of masculinity and submissive femininity, while Beauty and the Beast does not portray the traditional gender roles because the tale makes its female protagonist free to determine her life. The writers used a feminist point of view to analyze gender representation in the selected tales. It is expected that this study highlights the importance of critically analyzing gender roles in children's literature and the need for more diverse and complex representations of gender in fairy tales and other literary works.

Albanian Children's Literature and Its Missing Literary Criticism

The purpose of this research is to raise the awareness about authors of children's literature and about the essential needs of such creative profiles, particularly for schoolchildren in primary schooling. Indeed, the appeal of literature cannot endure or develop incessantly within the imaginary framework, without its function. Thus, this literature would not be stalwartly notable from the general literature, but in fact, exactly on account of its function, it is treated and remains as such, as entirely separate, special and inspiring, not only owing to its written nature, but also because of the message it provides, and that must continuously provide. Its function must head towards education, in the general sense of the word, i.e. towards morality, ethics and aesthetics, and thus stay away from moralizing and ideologies, since only by being as such and in this position, it could fulfil its educational and pedagogical mission. Albanian children's literature, though having a late tradition compared to such literatures outside the Albanian-speaking territories, has, nevertheless, had its own dawn of growth and cultural development. This tradition has been followed by generations of authors, with the only purpose so that children could keep up with the times and other historical and cultural developments. For this reason, our literature, no matter how beautiful it may be, no matter how inspiring it may be, is still being challenged, particularly in the new century. The rapid developments of the technology and information is taking its toll, and day by day children's literature seems to be losing its function, and there is an impression that it has been left behind by these advances. With the view to making this ingenuity attractive, literary criticism must work, and through its analytical efforts, it would make it understandable, because not all of the readers (or very few) manage to understand the messages, and analyse the meaning of figurative language of artistic writing, therefore interpretation, and mediation in this matter takes its true role. Literary criticism and its role is irreplaceable, not only as a theory, but also as a science in itself. It would make the literary art more acceptable and necessary in school books, especially with the acceptable psychological and pedagogical scientific suggestions. After all, children's literature itself has a goal, i.e. artistic and ethical education through acceptable literary forms.
 
 Received: 8 December 2022 / Accepted: 6 April 2023 / Published: 5 May 2023

Multimodal narratives in contemporary Brazilian children's literature

Although it is not a contemporary creation, there is evidence in our context of the growth of multimodal narratives addressed primarily to Brazilian children readers. This is the offer of narratives that, based on different strategies, are built not only through the literary text, but also through its dialog with other languages, of which we highlight here illustration and graphic design. Among such works, we propose the reading of Pra lá, by Luiz Tatit (2012), Dante Onzzetti and Edith Derdyk; Era uma vez outra vez, by Edith Chacon and Priscilla Ballarin (2022); and O que é que isso é? (2020), by Alexandre Rampazo. We aim to highlight the need for a synergic reading of the different languages that make up the book object in order to different reading layers can be reached. We also aim to discuss how the reading of multimodal works demands a different kind of reading and reader.

Teachers' and Black students' views on the incorporation of African American children's literature in an after‐school book club: collaborative and culturally based learning

AbstractIt has been suggested that culturally relevant literature can be beneficial to elementary school students' learning. Yet, less research has focused on African American students' perspectives of that literature, including aspects of that engagement that may benefit their learning. Therefore, the main goal centred on US elementary school students' perspectives of African American children's literature in an after‐school book club. There were 15 second‐ and third‐grade African American students from a low‐income area who participated in the 6‐week book club. The book club sessions were recorded, student artefacts were collected and a focus group was held with students. Following the book club, there were two classroom teachers interviewed along with an after‐school teacher facilitator. Based on the analysis, four themes were found. These focused on increased reading motivation, the role of cultural and personal associations with literature for comprehending, engagement in communal learning and improved access to culturally relevant texts. The results extend previous research on the importance of social collaboration and culturally relevant books to promote motivation and reading comprehension among learners and highlight the value of collaborative and culturally based learning for Black children in the American context.

Grandma's Tipi: A Present-Day Lakota Story by S. D. Nelson

Reviewed by: Grandma's Tipi: A Present-Day Lakota Story by S. D. Nelson Kara Forde Nelson, S. D. Grandma's Tipi: A Present-Day Lakota Story; written and illus. by S.D. Nelson. Abrams, 2023 [40p] Trade ed. ISBN 9781419731921 $18.99 E-book ed. ISBN 9798887070599 $15.54 Reviewed from digital galleys R* Gr. 1-4 Clara is finally old enough to spend the summer on the Standing Rock Reservation with her unci (grandma) and her cousin Juniper. After Clara arrives, her Uncle Louie brings a special surprise in his pickup truck: the family tipi. Unci's mother was the tipi's first keeper, and unci says someday it will belong to the two girls. Unci sends a prayer upwards, asking for a blessing for the tipi to stand strong, and then together they assemble the tipi's poles and wrap around the canvas-cloth that is adorned with colorful drawings from generations of family members. Representations of contemporary Native American life are sorely needed on children's literature shelves, and this extended picture book lovingly chronicles daily life on the reservation as it follows one family's summer of activities, all centered around the sacred cultural space of a tipi. A scene in which the girls paint symbols of their desired future occupations (Juniper on a basketball team and Clara as a jet pilot) on the tipi's canvas powerfully emphasizes the continuity of indigenous peoples and traditions. Nelson's art is exquisite, balancing smooth and speckled textures with multilayered pastel hues, which makes the spreads feel both enduring and alive. Ethereal endpapers introduce the glowing tipi in all its glory, contrasted by the shimmering blue night sky filled with constellations of stars and Native art motifs. An author's note briefly outlines the role of the tipi within the context of Native American Indian history, shares information about two of Nelson's notable ancestors who share the name Flying Cloud, and states his enrollment as a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Copyright © 2023 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Modern Sanskrit Children's Literature


 In the modern poetry world, the use of the word 'literature' by the poets is considered in the sense of poetry. In the past, the noun 'poetry' actually used to express poet-action - kaveh karma kavyam.
 In the modern context, the word 'literature' used in place of poetry has been used in three senses on the basis of evidence of practical experiments-
 
 Firstly - on the evidence of 'Sahityapathonidhimanthannottham Kavyamritam Rakshat he Kavindra': The meaning of the word literature is very wide, that is, the word literature is also used in the meaning of all written oral literature.
 Secondly - 'Sahitye Sukumarvastuni Dharvannayagrahagranthile', on the evidence of this statement of Shri Harsha, the word literature is used in the sense of a special 'poetry', a part of literature.
 Thirdly - In 'Sahityavidyashramvarjiteshu.....' the word literature has been used in the combined sense of poetry and poetry.
 
 In modern life, the word literature or poetry expresses the same feeling in Sanskrit... 'Sahiten Bhavah Sahityam'. In fact, 'poetry' or 'literature' is defined in different contexts from ancient poets to modern poets. In the context of literature, Acharya Bhamah of Kavyashastra has the opinion that- “Shabdharthau sahitau kavyam.”1
 That is, the meaning of the meaning is poetry. The association of semantics is visible in practical sentences and sentences based on classical or scientific thinking. But the association of poetry is different from this. In fact, the feeling of Bhamaha word meaning which is called literature is an excellent quality of co-feeling. That association should be such that on the one hand the reader receives derived opinion in various purusharths, as well as the hearty child, the young man i.e. the poetry connoisseur gets joy and happiness.
 
 

Hidden Meanings: Researching Student-Teacher Intercultural Competency Using Multicultural Children's Literature

In modern society, future teachers need to be able to recognize the potential offered by multicultural children's literature in promoting intercultural values in children as well as to feel confident in their ability to choose authentic teaching materials. Three picture books (The Rabbits' Wedding, Morris Micklewhite, and the Tangerine Dress and And Tango Makes Three) and one illustrated story (The Story of Little Black Sambo) were selected for research of students’ intercultural competence. The general research aim was to research the intercultural competence of Teacher Education students using authentic works of multicultural children's literature, whereby the specific aims sought to explore: a) students’ attitudes about the appropriateness of the selected topics for lower elementary school teaching; b) students’ ability to recognize whether the text and illustrations of the selected picture books/illustrated story promote intercultural values (e.g., acceptance of diversity, equality, empathy); c) whether students are trained to recognize the controversial content in the selected picture books/illustrated story, d) student’ self-assessed readiness to address the selected topics in their future teaching; e) student’ self-assessed difficulty in recognizing the representation of intercultural values in the content of the selected picture books/illustrated story. The sample of participants included fifty-six fourth-year Teacher Education students (40 students from the University of Rijeka and 16 students from the University of Pula) during two consecutive academic years (2020/2021 and 2011/2022). The participants filled out a questionnaire that examined the concordance between the content of the selected titles and the promotion of intercultural values, the existence of controversial topics, and the appropriateness of addressing the selected topics in lower elementary school teaching as well as the students’ self-assessed abilities to implement the topics of the selected works in their future teaching and the difficulty of recognizing intercultural values in the selected works were explored. The majority of students recognized the controversial nature of the three selected picture books – the implicit advocacy of the rights and equality of marginalized groups (same-sex adoption, depiction of transgender people, marriage of people of different skin color). Almost two-thirds of the participants encountered difficulties in assessing the presence of intercultural values in the selected literary works.

Women writers and the possibility of a women's literary tradition in Transylvanian Hungarian literature

AbstractWithin the regional literary canon of Transylvanian Hungarian literature, female authors had a marginal position during the last century, as a quantitative methodology can show. The objective of the paper is to point out the structural dimensions of this marginalization, through exploring patterns in the reception of women authors, and characteristics of the literary field of Transylvanian Hungarian literature. The question is whether thematic or genre issues, the prestige of certain literary and cultural forms (like memoirs, children's literature, theatre etc.) affected during the past century the canonical position of female authors. The analysis outlines a possible structure of a women's literary tradition.

A cultural analysis of the book "A Warm Winter"

Children's books are an important tool that enables the child to communicate with the world he lives in through written and visual ways. Since learning starts at an early age, it is essential for the child to read books suitable for his/her age and purpose in order to take part in the adult world as a qualified individual who has acquired the habit of reading and to reach cognitive adulthood. As in all types of literature, cultural differences can be seen in the translations of children's literature. These differences can be encountered visually or textually. The aim of the study is the linguistic/visual reflections of the social and cultural elements given in the work to be examined and which translation strategies are used to transfer them to the target language. Within the scope of the study, first of all, the external and internal features of children's books will be mentioned, and then the Turkish edition of Feridun Oral's "Nobody Will Be Cold This Winter" by Yapı Kredi Publishing in February 2020 and the English translation of Melis Seyhun Çalışlar will be published by Yapı Kredi Publishing in October. The 2019 edition will be examined within the scope of Vermeer's Skopos theory.

Peter the Great: The Image of the Russian Tsar in East Asia

The peer-reviewed collective monograph “The Image of Peter the Great in the Countries of East Asia” was prepared by scholars from St. Petersburg State University and the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences. This book examines the features of the perception of the image of the first Russian Emperor Peter the Great (1672–1725) in China, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam. The main content of ideas about this Russian Tsar in these countries is revealed, the sources and ways of disseminating these ideas are considered. The study covers the chronological framework from the reign of Peter the Great to the 21st century. Archival texts of the 18th century, works of the 18th – 19th centuries, articles by publicists of the 19th – 20th centuries, works of modern historians of the considered countries, publications of various genres on the Internet, translations of Russian works about Peter the Great, educational and children's literature, documentaries and other materials have been studied. The specificity of interpretation in different ethno-cultural environments of facts about the life and work of the Tsar is explained.

Современное состояние и тенденции развития музыкального образования в Китае

Music is an integral part of a culture. In China, music appeared about 8000 years ago and developed under the influence of different ethnic groups. There are 56 ethnic groups in China. Due to the geographical environment, customs and other reasons, the music of Chinese ethnic minorities has different characteristics. Ethnic music includes traditional music as well as contemporary music; it includes both Han music and ethnic music. Together with the Han people, ethnic minorities in China have created a rich and colorful musical culture; their folk songs are varied and beautiful. Throughout history, music has been very diverse and has absorbed the musical traditions of the ethnic minorities living around. At the same time, it also integrated into the musical culture of ethnic minorities, gradually forming a rich and colorful Chinese national music. However, under the influence of globalization and the unification of learning processes, traditional music is forgotten, fewer people are interested in it. The issue of the importance of preserving traditional and ethnic music, as well as the current state and development trends of music education in China, will be analyzed in this article. In modern times, however, in order to preserve all the diversity, it needs the support of the state. In the international arena, the need to preserve and develop national music in music education is of great practical importance. Music is also one of the important ways in which China enters the world stage. Therefore, the training of students, schoolchildren and even children is extremely necessary. It is especially important for music teachers themselves, as heirs of culture, to orient students to the rich and colorful folk music of China, to form in the minds of students an understanding of the need to protect the intangible heritage of national culture, and to maintain their enthusiasm for studying national musical culture. The preservation and development of ancient musical traditions is of great historical and practical importance. Secondly, for this, it is necessary to train professionals who could become worthy teachers. Thirdly, at the state level it is necessary to encourage interest in studying the music of different ethnic groups and minorities. One way to increase knowledge about music, as well as interest in it, is through integrated learning. For example, integrating children's literature into music teaching can enrich the curriculum in China, improve students' musical and literary skills, and help children participate more actively in large-capacity music classes.

Communities of Women in Acevedos's With the Fire on High (2019) and Clap When You Land (2020)

The Journal of Popular CultureEarly View Original Article Communities of Women in Acevedos's With the Fire on High (2019) and Clap When You Land (2020) Carolina Rocha, Corresponding Author Carolina Rocha [email protected] Search for more papers by this author Carolina Rocha, Corresponding Author Carolina Rocha [email protected] Search for more papers by this author First published: 22 June 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/jpcu.13212Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Works Cited Acevedo, Elizabeth. Beastgirl and Other Origin Myths. Yes, Yes Books, 2016. 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