Shelly kaur essay draft

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COP2 Essay

Shelly Kaur

Books VS. Films: Which is more effective in terms of encouraging the social development of the children of today? Introduction Books or films? This is a question that is commonly discussed within the realms of entertainment, however, rarely goes beyond the debate of which is better. This essay aims to further explore the ongoing discussion but in terms of the encouragement and aiding of social development in children, and more predominantly, which is more effective in doing so. Extend The purpose and power of children’s books and films Children’s books and films have a great deal in common. They both communicate some form of narrative and their main purpose (most of the time) is to entertain but more theoretically, they create a means of escape from existence. A new world where they can let their imaginations run wild and an ephemeral new life in which to envisage themselves in. Academic, Dr Louise Joy, believes that children’s narrative is so effective in doing this, that adults too resort back to books read as a youth, in pursuance of a retreat from reality. She suggests that they ‘offer a world where self-consciousness is overthrown and relationships are straightforward’ (2011). This could therefore represent the power of children’s books and films, and their capability to fully capture an individual’s attention and mind temporarily. This makes for the perfect opportunity to communicate with adolescents- a time where their attention is grasped- and educate them in the importance of social skills, as well as progression and development in society- which is not prioritised within the domain of education.

The importance of narrative- narrative theory Narrative theory is…

How children learn- Different types of learners, two of which are visual and Reading and writing • • •

Albert Bandura- children learn through observation, models Dugan Laird – Sensory Stimulation Theory- children learn through stimulation of the senses. 75% of adult knowledge was learnt through seeing Jerome Bruner- Information is stored differently depending on the age of the child. 1-6 years: Iconic- visually, through images. 7+ years: Symbolic- through language, through words.

There are a multitude of theories about the way children learn; The Sociocultural Theory (Vygotsky. L, 1978) The Stages of Cognitive Development (Piaget. J, 1958) and Behavioural


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