Communal reading (5cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Content scheduling

Completion of the study course can already be started in the fall semester in terms of the reading circle assignment and participation in the book tips circle. However, the actual course teaching only starts in the spring semester.

Objective

Having taken the course, the student is able to distinguish between different reading communities and their ways of action. They are able to present the opportunities offered by the library in the field of communal reading. The student can also plan and lead different user groups, support reading as a hobby, as well as choose different working forms encouraging reading. They are able to activate and lead a reader-oriented literature discussion.

Content

- different ways and environments of communal reading
- communal reading
- communal reading and libraries
- reading promotion

Materials

Hokkanen, L. (2015). Sosiaalinen kirjasto: Lukemattomien mahdollisuuksien maailma. Avain.; Ahola, S. 2013. Lukupiirien aika : yhteisöllistä lukemista suomalaisissa lukupiireissä. Helsinki: Avain./ tai Aholan väitöskirja "Lukupiirien Suomi : Yhteisöllistä lukemista 149 suomalaisessa lukupiirissä 2009".; Kirjastot aikuisten lukemisen edistäjinä. 2018. Helsinki: Helsingin kaupunginkirjasto.; Tuomi, P. 2011. Kirjojen keskellä. Kirjastonhoitaja kaunokirjallisuuden asiantuntijana. Helsinkin: Avain.; Tuomi, P. (2017). Kaunokirjallisuus suomalaiselle yleiselle kirjastolle haasteena, rasitteena ja mahdollisuutena: Historiallis-argumentatiivinen tarkastelu suomalaisen yleisen kirjastolaitoksen suhteesta kaunokirjallisuuteen ja kirjalliseen järjestelmään. Oulun yliopisto. ; Fournier, M. D., Ostman, S. & Hall, T. D. (2020). Ask, Listen, Empower: Grounding Your Library Work in Community Engagement. American Library Association. ; Ekholm, K., Repo, Y., Winther-Jensen, T., Pitkänen, M. & Berndtson, M. (2021). Lukemisen aika: Eikö Suomessa lueta tarpeeksi? Kustannusosakeyhtiö Siltala.

Other material to be used will be announced subject-specific as the course progresses

Teaching methods

Contact teaching, expert guests and working life cooperation. Independent work and small group work. Oral and written assignments.

Employer connections

The course may have work-oriented assignments and expert guests.

Exam schedules

The course does not include an exam.

Student workload

In total about 135 hours, of which about 50 hours contact classroom teaching.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student

-has completed all the course tasks but has not always followed the instructions and timetables
-can shortly define the role of the library in communal reading
-can choose and use some methods of reading promotion
-can tell something about the importance of reading as a hobby.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student

-has completed all the course tasks according to the instructions and timetables
-can evaluate the role of the library in the promotion of communal reading
-is active and interested in the use of various methods in reading promotion
-can analyze the importance of reading as a hobby.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student

-has completed all the course tasks according to the instructions and timetables
-can evaluate the role of the library in the promotion of communal reading
-is active and interested in using various methods in reading promotion and can propose new ways to promote reading
-can analyze the importance of reading as a hobby in a comprehensive way