55167 Teaching Literature: Methodology 1

Prerequisites: 84 credits, including 48 credits in Literature (not including Israeli Fiction and Cinema or Holocaust Survivors, Outsiders and Others in Israeli Cinema and Literature,2 but including courses in Film Studies which are also accredited in Literature), among them all the introductory and intermediate courses required for a teaching certificate in Literature,3 at least one advanced course in Literature, at least one seminar paper in Literature, as well as Hebrew as a Second Language,4 Curriculum Design, Development, and Implementation, and Philosophy of Education.5 In addition, students are required to contact Orna Krauss, the advisor on the teaching certificate in Literature.

The course aims to raise awareness of questions involved in teaching Literature to high school students, to offer appropriate solutions from a didactic and educational perspective and to enhance the students’ ability to put forward their own solutions.

The course is based on a series of 14 recorded lectures dealing with various issues of teaching Hebrew and Comparative Literature in high schools. The discussion is accompanied by examples from the curriculum. Each discussion presents different teaching methods adapted to the topic and to various student populations. Discussions are based on the study of literary works and theoretical material (for example, an article dealing with literary criticism or educational thought). The course includes assignments and mandatory participation in several tutorials.


1No academic credits are awarded for this course, but it is equivalent to 6 semester hours.

2These courses may be counted among the 84 credits required, but not as part of the 48 credits in Literature.

3See detailed explanation in the description of the teaching certificate in Literature in the Information Guide [in Hebrew].

4This is a requirement as of the Fall 2010 semester. Students are exempt from taking Hebrew as a Second Language (91462) if they (a) completed their studies in a high school in which the language of teaching is Hebrew; (b) took the 5-point matriculation exam in Hebrew language; (c) received an exemption from Hebrew language studies at another university.

5or Educational Theory (55004), which is no longer offered.