AJ4402 Methodology of English Language Teaching 1B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
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
AJ4402/01: Mon 17:00–18:50 D42 učebna, S. Hanušová
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
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Abstract
The students will be able to understand various factors that influence the process of language learning and acquisition. They will be able to identify individual differences among learners and develop appropriate instructional strategies to accommodate every learner in an inclusive classroom.
Learning outcomes
Students will:
-be familiar with the well-known theories of language acquisition,
-be able to read academic texts about new developments in the field of the second language acquisition,
-understand specific learning needs and their implications for foreign language teaching,
-be able to identify learners´specific needs,
-be able to plan and apply activities that accommodate individual learners´needs,
-suggest appropriate learning strategies to their learners,
-apply differentiation in teaching a heterogeneous class and develop further in this field,
-compile their teaching portfolios as an ongoing task,
-reflect on their professional development with the use of the portfolio.
Key topics
1. Theories of the first language acquisition 2. Bilingualism and multilingualism 3. Theories of the second language acquisition 4. Individual differences in language learners 5. Factor of age 6. Learner beliefs 7. Learning styles 8. Learner strategies 9. Learner autonomy and its development 10.Learners with SpLD 11.Learner training, language learning advising 12.Differentiation
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • LIGHTBOWN, Patsy and Nina Margaret SPADA. How languages are learned. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993, xv, 135. ISBN 0194371697. info
  • SCRIVENER, Jim. Learning teaching : a guidebook for English language teachers. Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann English language teaching, 1994, vi, 218. ISBN 0435240897. info
    recommended literature
  • OXFORD, Rebecca L. Language learning strategies :what every teacher should know. Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 1990, xxii, 342. ISBN 0-8384-2862-2. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Seminars, workshops, discussions,reading.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Credit requirements: 1.80% attendance 2.active participation in seminars and in discussion forums in moodlinka including a presentation of a selected activity 3.seminar paper based on research (learner profile)
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=448
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026, Spring 2027.
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