AJPV_VJAP Training in advising in language learning

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Andrášik, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Garay (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Naděžda Vojtková
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Tue 17:35–19:15 učebna 63
Prerequisites
The course is designed for students in the final year of their bachelor degree in teaching foreign language and also for students in the programme for master's degree in teaching foreign language at primary and language schools.
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
Throughout the course the participants will be introduced to basic resources, principles and approaches to advising in language education. At the end of the course the participants will be able to provide services related to individual consultations as well as to students learning a language at school,where the emphasis will be placed on the individuality of the student. Furthermore, the participants will be able to guide the clients or students towards more effective learning, autonomy(capacity to take control over their learning) and also acknowledgement of their own potential and its exploitation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Identification of the client‘s learning aims and needs. 2.Diagnosis of learning styles and strategies and incorporating these into advising process. 3.Management of therapeutic dialogue that is based on attentive listening and respect towards the client, the principles of the humanistic approach. 4.Building a relationship with the client founded on respect, trust and frankness. 5.Choice and subsequent use of suitable tools and methods recommended by language advisers and coaches. 6.Relevant study materials( including internet sources); ability to opt for materials appropriate for the particular type of students. 7.Role-play of specific challenges related to clients, possible solutions and their analysis. 8. Discourse analysis of therapeutic dialogue recordings.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Advising in language learning : dialogue, tools and context. Edited by Jo Mynard - Luke Carson. Harlow: Pearson, 2012, 303 s. ISBN 9781408276952. info
  • Beyond language teaching towards language advising. Edited by Marina Mozzon-McPherson - Roel Vismans. London: CILT Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research, 2001, 231 s. ISBN 1902031814. info
    not specified
  • LOJOVÁ, Gabriela. Individuálne osobitosti pri učení sa cudzích jazykov. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 2005, 197 s. ISBN 8022320692. info
  • OXFORD, Rebecca L. Language learning strategies : what every teacher should know. New York: Newbury house publishers, 1989, xiii, 342. ISBN 0066326079. info
  • SCRIVENER, Jim. Learning teaching : a guidebook for English language teachers. 2nd ed. Oxford: Macmillan, 2005, 431 s. ISBN 1405013990. info
Teaching methods
Seminar, individual project (co-operation with a client), self-study, presentation, discussion.
Assessment methods
80% attendance, active participation, documentation of the co-operatioopn with a client.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
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