Ze0016 Geography in English 2

Faculty of Education
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kateřina Gorčíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jaromír Kolejka, CSc.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
Sufficient skills in English language and knowledge about basic geographical terms.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objective of the course can be summarized as follows: acquainting the basic english vocabulary from the Geography. This help students to be able to use an english written sources for their final thesis. Students are able to work with geographical english books as well as with geographical web pages. The topics of the lessons are focused on the human geography.
Syllabus
  • The seminars will be devided into chosen geographical issues. These can be changed according to the student's needs. The main regard is to the topic of the final thesis. Expected issues: 1. Urbanization 2. Agriculture 3. Industry 4. Population 5. Settlements 6. Economic 7. Wealth, aid and development 8. Tourism 9. Global issues 10. Communication
Literature
  • Secondary geography : handbook. Edited by David Balderstone. 1st pub. Sheffield: Geographical Association, 2006, 540 s. ISBN 9781843771661. info
  • LAMBERT, David and David BALDERSTONE. Learning to teach geography in the secondary school : a companion to school experience. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2000, xxiii, 479. ISBN 0415156769. info
  • Geography interactivelearning and teaching : human geography. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag Elektronic Media, 1998, 1 CD-ROM. ISBN 3-540-14692-X. info
Teaching methods
The main teaching method is e-learning; students should study vocabularies by drill.
Assessment methods
Thematic seminars represent the basic form of education. Their themes are related to the specific geographical issues. To finish this subject successfuly it is necessary to elaborate a geographical presentation in english. The issue of the presentation can be choosen.
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 Spring 2013.
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