ZS1MK_AH5A Music in the Language Classroom - AJ

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0/8. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Helena Havlíčková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ivana Hrozková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ivana Hrozková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Michael George, M.A.
Prerequisites
parallel attendance in ZS1MK_AD4A seminars
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
The aim of the course is to investigate the possibilities of using music and poetry in teaching English to primary school children
The seminar is of practical nature and students are expected to participate actively.
Syllabus
  • Using music with very young children.
  • Using music with primary school pupils.
  • Topical songs.
  • Festival songs.
  • Creative activities.
  • Teaching pronunciation through songs.
  • Teaching grammar through songs.
  • Teaching vocabulary through songs.
Literature
  • Pracovní sešit humpty dumpty (Variant.) : Humpty dumpty : Mother goose songs and rhymes, other more grown up songs, christmas carols : workbook. info
  • WARD, Sheila Aristotelous. Teacher's guide : dippitydoo : songs and activites for children (Variant.) : Dippitydoo : songs and activities for children : teacher's guide. info
  • NAJVAR, Petr. Popular songs in an English classroom. Edited by Andrew Oakland. 2003, 113 l. info
  • Humpty dumpty :Mother goose songs and rhymes, other more grown up songs, christmas carols : workbook. Praha: Angličtina Express, 2000, 55 s. ISBN 80-85972-30-1. info
  • Humpty dumptyMother goose songs and rhymes, other more grown up songs, Christmas carols. Praha: Angličtina Express, 2000, 53 s. ISBN 80-85972-29-8. info
  • Super songs : songs for very young learners. Illustrated by Alex Ayliffe - Peter Stevenson - Rowan Barnes-Murphy. 8th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997, 31 s. ISBN 0194336255. info
  • WARD, Sheila Aristotelous. Dippitydoo : songs and activities for children : teacher's guide : Teacher's guide : dippitydoo : songs and activites for children (Variant.). Burnt Mill: Longman Group Limited, 1980, 48 s. ISBN 0-582-51004-X. info
  • Mother Goose's book of nursery : rhymes and songs. London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1910, xix, 267. info
Assessment methods
Active participation is the only requirement.
Type of teaching: Workshop
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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