A2BK_ZAD4 Basics of English Methodology 4

Faculty of Education
spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Naděžda Vojtková (seminar tutor)
Supervisor
Mgr. Naděžda Vojtková
Department of English Language and Literature - Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Department of English Language and Literature - Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
A2BK_ZAD4/OS01 Fri 24. 2. 8:00–10:00 učebna 10, Fri 16. 3. 8:00–10:00 učebna 10, N. Vojtková
A2BK_ZAD4/01 Mon 20. 2. 9:30–11:30 učebna 58, Mon 27. 2. 9:30–11:30 učebna 58, Mon 12. 3. 9:30–11:30 učebna 58, Mon 19. 3. 9:30–11:30 učebna 58, Mon 26. 3. 9:30–11:30 učebna 58, N. Vojtková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
A2BP_SOZK Complex Exam || A2BK_SOZK Complex Exam || A2BP_POZK Qualifying Exam
Course Enrollment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
Fields of study the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will have hands-on experience in using various methods and techniques of TEFL.They will cover the basic principles of teaching and developing language skills and systems, they will consider the differences in teaching various levels and age groups, they will choose and evaluate materials for their lessons and they will learn how to give feedback to their prospective students and peers. The participants will be expected to reflect on their teaching and learning experience based on the EPOSTL (European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages) and they will react to some issues in writing. The course will be closely connected with the Practical language course and some tasks will be integrated.
Course objectives:
to raise students awareness of basic principles in TEFL
to develop their teaching skills
to make them reflect on their teaching and learning
Syllabus
  • 1. Assessment
  • 2. Teaching different age groups
  • 3. Teaching heterogenious classes
  • 4. Lesson planning
  • 5. Classroom language
Literature
  • How to teach English :new edition. Edited by Jeremy Harmer. Harlow: Longman, 2007. 288 s. +. ISBN 978-1-4058-5309. info
  • HARMER, Jeremy. The practice of English language teaching [Harmer, 1991]. 3. vyd. London: Longman, 1991. 296 s. ISBN 0-582-09133-0. info
  • UR, Penny. A course in language teaching : practice and theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996. xiii, 375. ISBN 0-521-44994-4. info
Teaching methods
Learning centres, dialogue journals, discussions, troubleshooting
Assessment methods
Assessment for this course is based on a 100 point scale:
Participation 20 points
Journal 20 points
Facilitator 20 points
One assignment for PL 20 points
One assignment for Methodology 20 points
TOTAL 100 points
A minimum achievement of 70% of the total 100 points is needed to get the credit.
The modes of delivery will include:
work in centers
reading assignments
model,analysis, reflection
loop input
The practical tasks will include:
compiling the teaching portfolio
planning a lesson
microteaching
Language in which the course is taught
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/mod/resource/view.php?id=51386
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, spring 2010, spring 2011, spring 2013, spring 2014.
  • Enrollment Statistics (spring 2012, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/ped/spring2012/A2BK_ZAD4

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