AJ4_OJDI Language Acquisition and Methodology

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2001
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
John Christopher Fennelly, B.A.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
An introduction to methodology studies. Explores the underlying principles of second language learning. Reviews a range of different methodologies and approaches ( including audiolingual method, humanistic approaches, communicative approach). Teaching proces is observed and analysed, basic terminology provided. Theory and practice is balanced.
Syllabus
  • 1. Teacher education - a reflective model 2. Motivation and motivational differences 3. Learning styles 4. A review of approaches I - Audiolingual method, grammar-translation method, humanistic approaches 5. A review of approaches II - Stephen Krashen, communicative approach, balanced activities approach 6. Communicative approach revisited 7. Teaching children 8. The teaching process - presentations and explanations 9. The teaching process - practice 10. The teaching process - tests 11. Classroom management - an introduction 12. The roles of the teacher 13. The use of mother tongue
Literature
  • HARMER, Jeremy. The practice of English language teaching. New ed. London: Longman, 1991, 296 s. ISBN 0582046564. info
  • UR, Penny. A course in language teaching : practice and theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, xiii, 375. ISBN 0-521-44994-4. info
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000.
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