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Course syllabus - Understanding Children's Language in Preschool

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

SVA047

Valid from

Autumn semester 2026

Education level

First cycle

Progressive Specialisation

G1F (First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Organisation

Department of Social Sciences and Humanities

Ratified

2020-12-11

Revised

2025-11-03

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2025-10-02
    • Latest update: 2025-10-02

    Books

    Heimer, Maria

    Den betydelsefulla högläsningen: med barn i förskolan

    ISBN: 9789144140315

    LIBRIS-ID: 3g6z7qj21rr963n1

    Upplaga 1, Lund, Studentlitteratur, 137 sidor

    Ekholm, Christer

    Epikanalys: en kort introduktion

    ISBN: 9789151102252

    LIBRIS-ID: 7hz069pz5slmc69z

    Första upplagan, Malmö, Gleerups, 83 sidor

    Håland Anveden, Pia

    Den inkluderande förskolan: en handbok

    ISBN: 9789144132990

    LIBRIS-ID: s4r9zkq4qv3kl6wc

    Tredje upplagan, Lund, Studentlitteratur, 247 sidor

    Lindö, Rigmor

    Det tidiga språkbadet

    ISBN: 978-91-44-04802-4

    LIBRIS-ID: 11359439

    1. uppl., Lund, Studentlitteratur, 285 s.

    Svensson, Ann-Katrin; Jönsson, Maria

    Språkglädje: språklekar i förskola och skola

    ISBN: 91-44-03900-X

    LIBRIS-ID: 9828205

    2., [rev.] uppl., Lund, Studentlitteratur, 204 s.

    Articles

    Artiklar tillkommer

    Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation,

    Lyngfelt, A; Söderberg, E

    Att göra sin röst hörd en didaktiskt orienterad bilderboksanalys av Naturen och Mitt bottenliv av en ensam axolotl

    URL: https://publicera.kb.se/forskul/article/view/26629/21742

    Forskning om undervisning och lärande, 9(3), 2847,

    Reference literature

    Doverborg, Elisabet; Pramling, Niklas; Pramling Samuelsson, Ingrid

    Att undervisa barn i förskolan

    ISBN: 9789147131051

    LIBRIS-ID: 6g0qh8tr4ww9lgnh

    Andra upplagan, Stockholm, Liber, 128 sidor

    Fast, Carina

    Att läsa och skriva i förskolan

    ISBN: 978-91-44-06859-6 (inb.)

    LIBRIS-ID: 12278357

    1. uppl., Lund, Studentlitteratur, 271 s.

    Granberg, Ann

    Småbarns sagostund: kultur, språk och lek

    ISBN: 91-47-07978-9

    LIBRIS-ID: 10075862

    2. uppl., Stockholm, Liber, 144 s.

    Nikolajeva, Maria

    Barnbokens byggklossar

    ISBN: 9789144114675

    LIBRIS-ID: 20006756

    Upplaga 3, Lund, Studentlitteratur, 393 sidor

    Rhedin, Ulla

    Bilderboken: på väg mot en teori

    ISBN: 9150100920

    LIBRIS-ID: 7400569

    2., rev. uppl., Stockholm, Alfabeta, 280 s., [8] pl.-s.

    Läslistor för förskolan och skolan

    URL: URL:

    Skolverket & Kulturrådet,

    Udrag från Nikolajeva, Maria. Barnbokens byggklossar

Examination

HEM1, Take-home examination, 2 credits, individually written take-home examination, concerning learning outcomes 3-6, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
GRU, Group assignment, 1.5 credits, group assignment concerning learning outcomes 2-4, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
SEM1, Seminar, 1 credit, seminar concerning learning outcome 2, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
SEM2, Seminar, 1 credit, seminar concerning learning outcomes 1, 2 and 4, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
HEM2, Take-home examination, 2 credits, individually written take-home examination, concerning learning outcomes 1, 2 and 4-6, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).

For Pass with distinction (VG) on the course as a whole, the student must have earned that grade for HEM1 and HEM2.

For a Pass grade (G) on the course as a whole, the requirements for at least this grade on all examination components must have been fulfilled, as well as the requirements for active participation in the seminars and the successful completion of prescribed group assignments. In the event of individual absences, an opportunity will be given to submit supplementary work in accordance with the teacher's instructions.

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding disability study support, can request adaptions for the examination. It is the examiner who takes decisions on any adaptions, based on the certificate and other conditions.

Grade

Three-grade scale