AJB_JAPO Language Advising

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Naděžda Vojtková
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.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will be able to understand basic features of the process of second language acquisition They will be able to use the information to develop their own individual approach to students in foreign language teaching.They will be able to identify basic individual characteristics of a particular language learner and consult the learner in order to improve the effectiveness of their learning.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic characteristics of the process of second language acquisition 2. Individual differences in the process of second language acquisition and their identification 3. Learning styles and their accommodation in the process of second language acquisition 4. Learner strategies in the process of second language acquisition 5. Learner autonomy and learner training as a support of autonomy 6. Roles of the teacher; the teacher as an advisor 7. Non-directive conselling (micro and macro skills) 8. Materials suitable for autonomous learning of a foreign language 9. Internet sources suitable for autonomous learning of a foreign language.
Literature
    required literature
  • LIGHTBOWN, Patsy and Nina Margaret SPADA. How languages are learned. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, ix, 233. ISBN 0194422240. info
  • 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
    recommended literature
  • DÖRNYEI, Zoltán. The psychology of the language learner : individual differences in second language acquisition. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005, xii, 270. ISBN 0805847294. info
Teaching methods
seminar, project, class discussion
Assessment methods
Reflective diary, essay
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: odpolední blok 14:00 - 19:00, v pátek 8.10. 2010 a v pondělí 3.1. 2011.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin ve 2 blocích.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1811
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2010, recent)
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