AJ9402 Methodology of English Language Teaching 1B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D. (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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ9402/Kombi01: Fri 27. 2. 15:00–16:50 A43 učebna, Fri 13. 3. 15:00–16:50 A43 učebna, Fri 27. 3. 15:00–16:50 A43 učebna, Fri 17. 4. 15:00–16:50 A43 učebna, Fri 15. 5. 15:00–16:50 A43 učebna, S. Hanušová
AJ9402/Kombi02: Fri 27. 2. 13:00–14:50 A41 učebna, Fri 13. 3. 13:00–14:50 A41 učebna, Fri 27. 3. 13:00–14:50 A41 učebna, Fri 17. 4. 13:00–14:50 A41 učebna, Fri 15. 5. 13:00–14:50 A41 učebna, S. Hanušová
AJ9402/Prez01: Tue 8:00–9:50 B48 učebna, S. Hanušová
AJ9402/Prez02: Mon 10:00–11:50 A35 učebna, S. Hanušová
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 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Abstract
The students will be able to understand various factors that influence the process of language learning and acquisition. They will be able to identify individual differences among learners and develop appropriate instructional strategies to accommodate every learner in an inclusive classroom.
Learning outcomes
Students will:
-be familiar with the theories of first and second language acquisition,
-be able to read academic texts about new developments in the field of the second language acquisition,
-understand specific learning needs and their implications for foreign language teaching,
-be able to identify learners´specific needs,
-be able to plan and apply activities that accommodate individual learners´needs,
-suggest appropriate learning strategies to their learners,
-apply differentiation in teaching a heterogeneous class and develop further in this field,
-compile their teaching portfolios as an ongoing task,
-reflect on their professional development with the use of the portfolio.
Key topics
1. Theories of the first language acquisition 2. Bilingualism and multilingualism 3. Theories of the second language acquisition 4. Individual differences in language learners 5. Factor of age 6. Learner beliefs 7. Learning styles 8. Learner strategies 9. Learner autonomy and its development 10.Learners with SpLD 11.Differentiation 12.Broadening the scope of language education.
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • LIGHTBOWN, Patsy and Nina Margaret SPADA. How languages are learned. Fourth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013, ix, 256. ISBN 9780194541268. info
  • SCRIVENER, Jim. Learning teaching : the essential guide to English language teaching. Third edition. London: Macmillan, 2011, 414 stran. ISBN 9780230729841. info
    recommended literature
  • OXFORD, Rebecca L. Teaching and researching language learning strategies : self-regulation in context. Second edition. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017, xv, 354. ISBN 9781138856790. info
  • OXFORD, Rebecca L. Language learning strategies :what every teacher should know. Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 1990, xxii, 342. ISBN 0-8384-2862-2. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Seminars, workshops, discussions,reading.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Credit requirements: 1.attendance (studying materials in moodlinka in case of absence) 2.active participation in seminars 3.seminar paper 4.seminar presentation
Language of instruction
English
Study support
https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=448
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=448
The students who are spending a semestr abroad (Erasmus, Waco or other study stays) should contact Ms. Hanušová and negotiate their involvement in the course. It is possible to register the course provided that the students can communicate with course instructor weekly.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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