Storytelling

Training code AYC0410/1

Registration deadline

Credits 52 academic hours (contact study 20 hours, independent study 32 hours)

Price 45 EUR. The course is facilitated with support from the Ministry of Education and Science

Document issued upon completion of training TLÜ tunnistus

Training Manager

Storytelling. Keys to Understanding Fictional Narrative / Loojutustus. Võtmed väljamõeldud narratiivi mõistmiseks

School of Educational Sciences

Training and Conference Center

From oral literature to written forms, from fairy tales to horror stories, fictional narrative is a fundamental literary mode, present in all cultures and eras. What makes a story fascinating? How is it possible for reading to thrill our senses, awaken our imagination and nourish our intellect? In this course you will get familiar with the essential elements of storytelling from a literary theoretical approach, learning to 'decode' a written story while reading a variety of genres.

- 18:00 - 19:30

Training code AYC0410/1

Registration deadline

Credits 52 academic hours (contact study 20 hours, independent study 32 hours)

Price 45 EUR. The course is facilitated with support from the Ministry of Education and Science

Document issued upon completion of training TLÜ tunnistus

Training Manager

Target group: High school students and vocational school students, young people taking a gap year. 
English at least level B2.

Course schedule: 

TIME   TOPIC TRAINER ROOM
02.10.2024 18:00-19:30 The Poetic Function. What makes literary language different from ‘common’ language? Clara del Rey Zoom
09.10.2024 18:00-19:30 Theme, Story & Discourse. What is the distinction between what is told and the way of telling it? (And why does it matter?) Clara del Rey Zoom
16.10.2024 18:00-19:30 Narrative Structure. How do authors organize narrative discourse to captivate the readers? Clara del Rey Zoom
30.10.2024 18:00-19:30 Narrative Space. How can space be relevant to the plot? In which ways can it be meaningful? Clara del Rey Zoom
06.11.2024 18:00-19:30 Narrative Time. When does altering the timeline of events make it easier to understand a story? Clara del Rey Zoom
13.11.2024 18:00-19:30 Character & Action. What makes a character interesting? Clara del Rey Zoom
20.11.2024 18:00-19:30 Narrator & Narratee. How different point of views influence the representation of a story? Clara del Rey Zoom
27.11.2024 18:00-19:30 Telling vs Showing. When is an author being too explicit in their narration? When too obscure? Clara del Rey Zoom
04.12.2024 18:00-19:30 The Literary Code. What does it mean to ‘decode’ a literary text? What is that thing called ‘style’? Clara del Rey Zoom
11.12.2024 18:00-19:30 The Literary Review. Final projects submission and presentations. Clara del Rey Zoom

Course coordinator: Merje Olm, merje.olm@tlu.ee, 640 9316

Course trainer:

 

Course participants have thought about this course:

  • All topics were terribly exciting and well chosen, the teacher was wonderful!
  • The teacher went to great lengths to prepare for the lessons. From the slides to the materials she was excellent! All the information was new to me and Clara made it her duty to explain everything clearly and in great detail.
  • Discussing literature and analyzing it with people who are really interested in it and who share my thoughts. This is very rare in a regular school lesson, and therefore I am incredibly grateful for the training.
  • I learned to look at fiction texts with an analytical eye.
  • New knowledge that I can further research and apply in my own readings.

Learning outcomes, the student:

  • is able to identify the main elements and themes of a literary text (as well as the author’s intention);

  • can take on a variety of narration’s subgenera (horror, romantic, fantasy, etc.) and identify their characteristics;

  • is able to criticize a text applying aesthetic reasoning;

  • can produce a text with clear literary intent.