PdF:JVp018 Eng. for Special Educators - D - Course Information

JVp018 English for Special Educators - D

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Martina Malášková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Mirjana Georgieva Slavíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbara Ulrich (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radim Herout (assistant)
Mgr. Anna Maryšková (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Radim Herout
Language Centre, Faculty of Education Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Education Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Education

Timetable of Seminar Groups

JVp018/CERTIFICATE: No timetable has been entered into IS. A. Maryšková
JVp018/ERASMUS: No timetable has been entered into IS.
JVp018/KombiSem01: Fri 20. 2. 17:00–18:50 C2 učebna, Fri 6. 3. 18:00–19:50 C2 učebna, Fri 13. 3. 16:00–17:50 A55 učebna, Fri 27. 3. 13:00–14:50 A33 učebna, M. Slavíková
JVp018/KombiSem02: Fri 20. 2. 17:00–18:50 A45 učebna, Fri 6. 3. 16:00–17:50 A21 učebna, Fri 13. 3. 16:00–17:50 D13 učebna, Fri 27. 3. 13:00–14:50 B38 učebna, M. Malášková
JVp018/KombiSem03: Fri 20. 2. 17:00–18:50 A41 učebna, Fri 6. 3. 16:00–17:50 A61 učebna, Fri 13. 3. 16:00–17:50 B14 učebna, Fri 27. 3. 13:00–14:50 A35 učebna, A. Maryšková
JVp018/KombiSem04: Fri 20. 2. 17:00–18:50 E51 Seminární místnost, Fri 6. 3. 18:00–20:15 A1 učebna, Fri 13. 3. 16:00–18:15 B48 učebna, Fri 27. 3. 13:00–15:50 E29 Skupinová pracovna
JVp018/PrezSem01: Tue 12:00–13:50 A55 učebna, M. Slavíková
JVp018/PrezSem02: Mon 16:00–17:50 A61 učebna, M. Slavíková
JVp018/PrezSem03: Wed 16:00–17:50 A45 učebna, M. Malášková

Prerequisites

JVp017 Eng. for Special Educators - C
A pass in JVp017 English for Special Educators - C.

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 23 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Abstract

A B2 course whose mission is to develop students' language in receptive (reading, listening), productive (speaking, writing), and interactive modes of communication. Its further aim is to foster autonomy in students by providing them with opportunities to regulate their own learning process. It also offers tasks that will enable students to develop their academic skills, for example researching sources, arguing a point, synthesizing information, giving feedback, mediating information, and problem-solving. Also, the course materials provide a wide range of activities that are aimed at helping students to acquire specialist vocabulary.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, the student will be able to: 

• understand spoken texts dealing with SNE issues at B2 level of the CEFR; understand written texts dealing with SNE issues at B2 level of the CEFR;
• explain concepts related to SE to non-experts; 
• produce an individual education plan and present it; 
• report on a case;
• sustain a professional discussion;
• use specialist terminology related to selected topics;
• use selected grammar structures accurately.

Key topics

Subject-specific topics: 

1. Indivudual Education Plan
2. Research in Special Education
3. Technology and Special Education
4. Special Educators Wellbeing

Academic skills:

• Presenting specialist content
• Reading research articles 
• Explaining concepts related to SE to non-experts 
• Reporting on a case: problems, implications, solutions; 
• Professional discussion
• Argumentation

Grammar (self-study): 

• conditionals
• articles
• countable and uncountable nouns & quantifiers; 
• reported speech; 
• prepositional phrases; 
• discourse markers.

Study resources and literature

required literature
• Course materials in the IS MUNI

recommended literature
• SEAL, Bernard. Academic encounters : reading, study skills, and writing : content focus, human behavior. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999, xii, 88. ISBN 9780521476607. info
• MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
• CRAVEN, Miles. Listening extra : a resource book of multi-level skills activities. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, 136 s. ISBN 0521754623. info
• REDMAN, Stuart and Ruth GAIRNS. Test your English vocabulary in use : pre-intermediate & intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, 142 s. ISBN 0521779804. info
• MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Test your English vocabulary in use : upper-intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001, 150 s. ISBN 052166568X. info
• PRODROMOU, Luke. Grammar and vocabulary for first certificate : with key. Essex: Longman, 1999, 319 s. ISBN 9780582400184. info
• HASHEMI, Louise and Barbara THOMAS. Cambridge grammar for first certificate : with answers : self-study grammar reference and practice. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, xii, 260. ISBN 0521533368. info

Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching

Weekly hundred-minute seminars designed to develop and practise both language competencies (productive, receptive & interactive) and soft skills (researching, synthesising, explaining, presenting, problem-solving and collaborating).

Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements

Credit requirements: 

• attendance (only two undocumented absences are allowed), 
• completing in-term tasks/home preparation for classes
• active participation in classes; 
• submitting all continuous assessment tasks (10 quizzes - grammar & vocabulary, recorded professional discussion, individual education plan pair presentation + abstract) AND reaching the pass mark of 65% (45 points)

Oral exam: students who meet the aforementioned criteria can sit the oral exam, which consists of 2 parts. The maximum number of points at the exam is 30, in order to pass, the student needs to score at least 20 points (65%).

Alternate completion

Students who hold a C1 level certificate of proficiency in English can ask for course recognition (ask your course instructor for more details).

Language of instruction

English

Study support

https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/jaro2026/JV1212/seminar-PrezSem03.qwarp

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Kurz je ukončen písemnou a ústní zkouškou na úrovni B2 SERRJ.
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Počet míst v kurzu je limitován kapacitou pracoviště.

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