A genre neglected in juvenile literature: essay

Informative texts are as functional as the fictional ones for a child’s cognitive, linguistic, and social development. In Turkey, essay as an informative literary genre has been neglected in the juvenile literature. In this respect, the genre of essay in juvenile literature and the characteristics o...

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Main Author: Namık Kemal ŞAHBAZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: İnönü University 2008-06-01
Series:İnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
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Online Access:http://web.inonu.edu.tr/~efdergi/sayi15/189-203
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description Informative texts are as functional as the fictional ones for a child’s cognitive, linguistic, and social development. In Turkey, essay as an informative literary genre has been neglected in the juvenile literature. In this respect, the genre of essay in juvenile literature and the characteristics of the essays for children are examined based on the Turkish course books and juvenile literature anthology. Finally, an example essay extract for children was given.
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A genre neglected in juvenile literature: essay
İnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
Juvenile literature
Turkish language teaching
genre of essay
informative text
fictional text
title A genre neglected in juvenile literature: essay
title_full A genre neglected in juvenile literature: essay
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title_short A genre neglected in juvenile literature: essay
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topic Juvenile literature
Turkish language teaching
genre of essay
informative text
fictional text
url http://web.inonu.edu.tr/~efdergi/sayi15/189-203
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