AJc226 Methodology 4

Faculty of Education
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Alena Dobrovolná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
Fri 17. 2. 13:00–14:50 učebna 67, Fri 3. 3. 13:00–14:50 učebna 67, Fri 17. 3. 13:00–14:50 učebna 67, Fri 31. 3. 13:00–14:50 učebna 67, Fri 21. 4. 13:00–14:50 učebna 67, Fri 5. 5. 13:00–14:50 učebna 67
Prerequisites
Didactics 3 passed
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
Course objectives
The subject is a continuation of Didactics 3. Students deal with theoretical issues associated with teaching a foreign language, such as theory of language acquisition, teaching methods and evaluation and assessment. Students continue in creating and collecting materials for their student teacher portfolios.
Learning outcomes
Students will:
- understand the theory of language acquisition and will be able to apply their knowledge in their own teaching practice
- learn about different teaching methods, will understand how teaching languages developed. They will be able to choose those techniques for their teaching that are still useful and effective
- learn and understand the main principles of modern assessment and evaluation
- discuss and share the experience with using modern technologies and will learn about the basic principles of their usage
will learn about special learning differences and will share experience from their own teachin practice
Syllabus
  • Foreign language acqusition
  • Teaching methods and approaches
  • Evaluation and assessment
  • Using modern technologies in EFL
  • Learners with special needs.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HARMER, Jeremy. Essential teacher knowledge : core concepts in English language teaching. First published. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2012, 287 stran. ISBN 9781408268049. info
    not specified
  • SCRIVENER, Jim. Learning teaching : the essential guide to English language teaching. Third edition. London: Macmillan, 2011, 414 stran. ISBN 9780230729827. info
  • HARMER, Jeremy. The practice of English language teaching. 4th edition. Harlow: Longman, 2007, 448 s. ISBN 9781405853118. info
Teaching methods
Workshops, discussions, problem-solving tasks.
Assessment methods
Oral exam, portfolio presentations.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
Teacher's information
https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1338
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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