AJU5305 Teaching practice 3

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Nicola Catherine Fořtová, B.A., M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Linda Nepivodová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jitka Sedláčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Formanová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jitka Sedláčková, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJU5103 EFL Didactics III && AJU5401 Practical English Exam && AJU5402 Oral Practical English Exam
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course builds up on the course entitled Teaching practice 2. Students spend another two weeks in a selected secondary school (preferably of a different type) to develop professionally. Students spend two weeks in a selected secondary schools to develop professionally. Students will observe their mentor and their peers, prepare and teach EFL lessons on their own and with their peers, take part in reflective and feedback sessions, shadow their mentor in everyday school activities. Students compile a portfolio for future reference, which will be worked with at the final State exam.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, a student will be able to: 1. Prepare suitable plans for English language lessons in line with the focus of the course and school (e.g. General English, the culture and literature of English-speaking countries, inter-cultural communication, ESP) 2. Select, adapt and supplement material appropriate to the student needs and institutional settings and teach a class with an awareness of different student needs and learning preferences. 3. Teach and team-teach language lessons demonstrating effective execution of their planning and adjusting their teaching appropriately to actual circumstances of teaching English in upper-secondary classrooms. 4. Analyse and reflect on their own teaching, classroom planning and practice and give and receive constructive feedback. 5. Manage everyday tasks of a secondary school teacher, for example, filling in a class register. 6. Compare the two different school placement situations (i.e. External teaching practice 1 & 2). 7. Administer and correct a written assignment.
Syllabus
  • Students participate in external teaching at a selected secondary school. The number of hours to be spent at the school and their distribution according to individual activities are specified by the course teachers. Students arrange their teaching practice in accordance with the information given here: https://www.phil.muni.cz/student/pedagogicke-praxe Students realize their practice during the teaching period of the semester. Students start their practice only after: 1. The administrative process of the practice arrangement is completed. 2. The semester introductory meeting at the department (this is realized in connection to the corresponding Reflective Seminar)
Literature
    required literature
  • Individual school educational programmes relevant to the secondary school placement
  • Rámcový vzdělávací program daného typu školy (dostupné z www.rvp.cz)
    recommended literature
  • Thornbury, S. (1997). About Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Crooks, G. (2003). A Practicum in TESOL: Professional Development through Teaching Practice. Cambridge: CUP.
  • Gower, R., Phillips, D., & Walters, S. (2005). Teaching Practice Handbook. Oxford: Macmillan.
  • Scrivener, J. (1994). Learning Teaching: A guidebook for English Language Teachers. Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann.
  • Parrott, M. (2010). Grammar for English Language Teachers. Cambridge: CUP.
  • Harmer, J. (2007). The practice of English Language Teaching. Harlow: Longman.
Teaching methods
Students teach under the supervision of mentors, complete observation tasks, take part in everyday secondary school activities
Assessment methods
To pass the course successfully students need to: - Participate in external practice at a selected secondary school in accordance with the instructions of course teachers. - Submit all the required documents (reflective diary, (self)evaluation document in pdf, portfolio, in some cases Agreement) by the deadline specified for the particular semester. Details regarding the documents and the deadline are described here: https://www.phil.muni.cz/student/pedagogicke-praxe
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2025.
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