PdF:AJ2401 Basics of Didactics of English - Course Information
AJ2401 Basics of Didactics of English 1
Faculty of EducationAutumn 2022
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person. - Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Šárka Cox (seminar tutor)
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
- AJ2401/01: Tue 14:00–15:50 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), except Tue 25. 10., Š. Cox
AJ2401/02: Tue 12:00–13:50 učebna 57, except Tue 25. 10., Š. Cox
AJ2401/03: Mon 13:00–14:50 učebna 62, except Mon 24. 10., Š. Cox
AJ2401/04: Tue 10:00–11:50 učebna 12, except Tue 25. 10., Š. Cox - 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
- be introduced to the issues of didactics of English language;
- 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:
- explain the basic principles of English language teaching;
- understand the role of a foreign language teacher;
- understand the specifics of foreign language teaching to different age groups;
- be able to use the target language with the view to age and individual differences;
- understand the concept of self-reflection;
- write a short reflective report in which (s)he evaluates his/her current teaching experience;
- be able to set the goals of his/her professional development;
- be able to find an appropriate teaching material including the supplementary one;
- prepare the list of books and internet resources which (s)he will use when choosing suitable materials for their teaching;
- be able to give feedback and positively react to the feedback given by the teacher and other students. - 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
- Teaching methods
- Class discussions, micro teaching, reading analysis, teaching, portfolio discussions.
- Assessment methods
- active participation, forum discussions EPOSTL: personal statement.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
- Teacher's information
- https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=2257&lang=en
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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