UZAJ5502 English Language and LiteratureTeaching Methodology II (Comb.)

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Nicola Catherine Fořtová, B.A., M.A. (seminar tutor)
James Edward Thomas, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Prerequisites
AJ51000 Examination in English && UZAJ5501 ELT Methodology I
Examination in English language: AJ21110, Methodology I: UZAJ5501
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
This course is divided into two streams, taught concurrently. One of the streams is follows on from Methodology I with a strong emphasis on classroom techniques, such as back chaining, dictogloss, timelines, eliciting, concept checking, TTT, PPP. The other stream focuses more on broader issues that are central to the teacher as a professional.
Syllabus
  • Stream One:
  • Stream Two:
  • A good teacher
  • Lesson planning
  • Course planning
  • Exams - preparing students, preparing exams
  • The use of ICT in ELT
  • Literature in ELT
  • Creativity and problem solving
  • Learning to learn.
Literature
  • HARMER, Jeremy. How to teach English : new edition. Harlow: Longman, 2007, 288 s. ISBN 9781405853026. info
  • THORNBURY, Scott. How to teach vocabulary. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2007, vi, 185. ISBN 9780582429666. info
  • LIGHTBOWN, Patsy and Nina Margaret SPADA. How languages are learned. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, ix, 233. ISBN 0194422240. info
  • THORNBURY, Scott. Beyond the sentence : introducing discourse analysis. 1st pub. Oxford: Macmillan, 2005, 192 s. ISBN 9781405064071. info
  • THORNBURY, Scott. How to teach grammar. Harlow: Longman, 1999, ix, 182 s. ISBN 0-582-33932-4. info
  • THORNBURY, Scott. About language : tasks for teachers of English. Cambridge: University Press, 1997, xviii, 269. ISBN 0-521-42720-7. info
  • SCRIVENER, Jim. Learning teaching : a guidebook for English language teachers. Oxford: Heinemann, 1994, vi, 218 p. ISBN 0-435-24089-718. info
Assessment methods
Quizzes,summaries or critical assessments based on course readings; Terminology test; Contributions in class; Contributions to the wiki; Seminar presentation; Optional Academic paper to ameliorate disappointing grades.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5x2.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008.
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