AJ2401 Basics of Didactics of English 1

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Šárka Cox (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, 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
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Students will - get acquainted with the fundamentals and importance of self-reflection;
- learn about roles of the teacher of foreign languages and his/her competences;
- learn about the needs of students of different age groups;
- get to know teaching materials which respect the specifics of different age groups.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- explain the basic principles of English language teaching;
- talk about the role of a foreign language teacher;
- discuss the specifics of foreign language teaching of different age groups;
- use the target language considering age and individual differences of learners;
- describe the concept of self-reflection;
- write a short reflective report about their current teaching experience;
- set goals for their professional development;
- find appropriate main and supplementary teaching material;
- create a list of sources of suitable teaching material;
- give feedback and act on feedback given by their teacher and peers.
Syllabus
  • 1 English language teacher: roles of the teacher, teacher's qualities.
  • 2 English language teacher: content knowledge and didactic content knowledge.
  • 3 Teacher: self-reflection. EPOSTL (European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages).
  • 4 The basic principles of class management in foreign language teaching.
  • 5 Class dynamics.
  • 6 Learner: motivation.
  • 7 Learner: age differences and needs.
  • 8 Learner: individual specifics.
  • 9 System of the foreign language: skills, language means.
  • 10 How we learn foreign languages.
  • 11 Teaching materials and basic principles of their selection.
  • 12 Basic principles of selecting supplementary materials.
Literature
    required literature
  • HARMER, Jeremy. Essential teacher knowledge : core concepts in English language teaching. First published. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2012, 287 stran. ISBN 9781408268049. info
    recommended literature
  • UR, Penny. A course in English language teaching. 2nd ed. New York: Cambridge University, 2012, x, 325. ISBN 9781107684676. info
  • HARMER, Jeremy. How to teach English : new edition. Harlow: Longman, 2007, 288 s. ISBN 9781405853026. info
Teaching methods
Class discussion, task demonstration with analysis, micro teaching, reading, portfolio work.
Assessment methods
active participation in class, Portfolio (Journal and Dossier), self-assessment and reflection
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=2257&lang=en
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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