AJ2405 Teaching Practice

Faculty of Education
autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ailsa Marion Randall, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Alena Dobrovolná, Ph.D.
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)
AJ2102 Practical Language 1B
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 will understand the basic practical aspects of foreign language teaching at primary or lower-secondary schools. They will identify factors that influence the effectiveness of the process of language teaching at primary and lower secondary schools.
Learning outcomes
Students will:
raise their awareness of the culture of the school
make themselves familiar with the foreign language policy of the school
observe and evaluate English lessons
Syllabus
  • Students are expected to observe the teaching process, assist the teachers wherever possible and shadow a teacher´s work for one week. In their reflective diary they keep notes and reflections.
Literature
  • GOWER, Roger and Steve WALTERS. Teaching practice handbook. 1st ed. Oxford: Heinemann, 1983, 188 s. ISBN 0-435-28995-0. info
  • 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
  • SCRIVENER, Jim. Learning teaching : a guidebook for English language teachers. Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann English language teaching, 1994, vi, 218. ISBN 0435240897. info
Teaching methods
class observation
Assessment methods
Students are expected to keep records from the observations on a daily basis.The format of the records is left at the students' discretion. The records will be signed by the school teacher(s). One signature for all lessons is sufficient. The students will write an essay about their school experience and submit it to their language teacher.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2020, recent)
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