Ze0060 Seminar in Didactics of Geography 4

Faculty of Education
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PaedDr. Eduard Hofmann, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PaedDr. Eduard Hofmann, CSc.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
Ze0060/01: Tue 12:05–12:50 učebna 5a, E. Hofmann
Ze0060/02: Tue 13:00–13:45 učebna 5a, E. Hofmann
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Didactics of Geography 4 answers theoretical and practical questions in didactics of geographical sub-disciplines. Its aim is to apply the acquired geographical and general pedagogical knowledge and skills into specific teaching units of geography curriculum of elementary schools. They will learn the basics of creating geography curriculum of selected thematic units.
Syllabus
  • 1.Specific methods and forms of teaching geography. 2.Overview and classification of specific methods and forms of teaching geography. 3.Creating questions in teaching geography. 4.Geography teacher and his professional growth 5.International character of geographical education. International charter of geographical education, national and international geographic society. 6.Basics for creating the curriculum in the field of regional geography. General and regional geography and his interconnection, regional geography of the world, regional geography of the Czech Republic. 7.Basics for creating the geographical curriculum in the field landscape science 8.Principles for using the knowledge of the local landscape for teaching geography
Literature
    recommended literature
  • LAMBERT, David and David BALDERSTONE. Learning to teach geography in the secondary school : a companion to school experience. 2nd ed. New York, N.Y.: Routledge, 2010, xxiii, 455. ISBN 9780415437868. info
  • VÁVRA, Jaroslav. Didaktika geografie 1 : od vzdělávacího programu k vyučovací hodině v zeměpisu na ZŠ, na příkladu tématu Světový oceán. Vyd. 1. Liberec: Technická univerzita v Liberci, 2006, 92 s. ISBN 8073720833. info
  • Secondary geography : handbook. Edited by David Balderstone. 1st pub. Sheffield: Geographical Association, 2006, 540 s. ISBN 9781843771661. info
  • OBST, Otto. Pedagogika. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2002, 49 s. ISBN 8024401622. info
  • ŠUPKA, Jan, Eduard HOFMANN and Alois MATOUŠEK. Didaktika geografie. 2. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 1994, 59 s. ISBN 80-210-1010-X. info
  • ŠUPKA, Jan and Eduard HOFMANN. Didaktika geografie. Edited by Jaromír Rux. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1993, 104 s. ISBN 8021005726. info
Teaching methods
Tutorial, autonomous and group working, presentation.
Assessment methods
Tutorial. Check test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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