A2BP_NOPA Observation Teaching Practice A

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Alena Dobrovolná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Naděžda Vojtková
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( A2BP_PJ1B Practical Language 1B && A2BP_GR1B Grammar B && A2BP_SFFB Phonetics Seminar B ) || A2BP_SOZK Complex Exam
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students observe English lessons taught by experienced in-service teachers in primary, secondary and language schools. Main objectives can be summarized as follows: being able to analyze what happens in a lesson and compare observed practice with theory studied and discussed in didactic seminars.
Learning outcomes
In the end of the course the students will be able: to analyze what happens in a lesson
to compare observed practice with theory studied and discussed in didactic seminars
to critically evaluate the observed lesson(s) and come to conclusions based on the observation tasks
Syllabus
  • Attending to the learners
  • Learner motivation
  • The teacher’s metalanguage
  • The language of questions
Literature
  • WAJNRYB, Ruth. Classroom observation tasks : a resource book for language teachers and trainers. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992, viii, 145. ISBN 0521407222. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation, observations, reflections
Assessment methods
Observations in schools; students have to choose three observation tasks and write an observation records to get credits.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1363
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020.
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