FF:CJVAICT English for ICT - Course Information

CJVAICT English for ICT studies

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught partially online.

Teacher(s)

Belinda Rachael Allan, M.Ed. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová (lecturer)
Mgr. Lenka Hanovská, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová
Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre

Prerequisites

Students should be on level B2 according to CEFR so that they can actively participate in the seminars.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The aim of this course is to be able to function in English in the field of education and use of digital technologies. Specifically, to be able to understand specialized texts when reading and listening and they will be able to use the terminology and specific vocabulary when speaking and writing.

Students will have an opportunity to demonstrate their theoretical and practical knowledge from other courses in debates, discussions, writing ICT posters and blogs and running workshops while using English as the medium of communication in the course. The topics of discussions are subject to negotiations and suggestions of the students and their needs.

Example topics that could be researched during this course include:
- flipped classroom
- project-based learning, problem-based learning
- task-based learning
- blended learning
- online education (engagement, online interaction, synchronous/asynchronous, etc.)
- gamification
- learning management systems (Moodle, Google Classroom, Blackboard, etc.)
- Presence (teacher, cognitive, social)
- Assessment and feedback with technology

Learning outcomes

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

Understand spoken and written educational and technology-related English at B2+ level of the CEFR;

Produce text relevant to their study needs (examples include a presentation abstract, literature review, project report paper, case study);

Successfully participate in a spoken and online interaction dealing with relevant educational and technology-related issues at B2+ level of the CEFR;

Use selected specialist terminology with natural and sophisticated control;

Show a good command of selected grammar structures at B2+ level of the CEFR;

Able to synthesise many sources and present them as one idea/ finding clearly and succinctly;

Interact with the correct register with others: negotiating, debating, collaborating and solving problems constructively;

Use relevant sources, think critically and debate in an informed way;

Plan and reflect, provide and receive feedback and act upon them all.

Syllabus

• Webinars and video tutorials.
• Blogs and discussion forums.
• Online communication in education.
• ICT tools for self-study.
• Virtual classrooms.
• Software documentation.
• Product specifications, manuals and tutorials.

Literature

• FITZGERALD, Patrick, Marie MCCULLAGH a Carol TABOR. English for ICT studies : in higher education studies. Reading, Garnet Publishing, 2011.
• Hewings, M.: Cambridge Academic English, Upper Intermediate. Cambridge University Press, 2012.
• Williams, J., Brown, K., Hood, S.: Academic Encounters: Reading and Writing. Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Teaching methods

seminars, workshops, discussions, debates, argumentation practice, written home assignments, reading comprehension, presentations, critical thinking support, note-taking and reconstruction, learning tips, language coaching

1. Course Introduction
2. Portfolio Introduction and Language skills lesson
3. Short Unconference + Topic Choice
4. Note-taking & Synthesising
5. Topic Discussions
(14.10.2021 LIVE in the classroom = ICT Discussion & Reading assessment)
6. Podcasts listening and note-taking
7. Writing a professional blog post (Assessment = Blog Post & listening)
8. Peer-review blog posts (Assessment = Spoken Peer Review)
9. Creating an instructional video
10. Workshop/Webinar skills
11. Workshop Structure & Engagement
12. Designing a good worksheet

Exam block:-
Before the exam:
* completed the ICT Discussion
* peer-reviewed another's blog post (audio feedback)
(posted on the website):
* Written and posted a professional blog post
* Filmed and posted an instructional video
The oral exam:
* Run your workshop with the worksheet handout

Assessment methods

active participation, written assignments, oral presentations, project work (covering a range of CEFR B2+ skills)

Assessment includes:
* Discussion (dynamic spoken skills)
* Listening
* Reading
* Blog post (written)
* Instructional video (presentation & spoken skills)
* Workshop (prepared and dynamic spoken skills)
* Worksheet (written and design skills)

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: blokově (v komb. studiu).

Teacher's information

Having completed a Bachelor of Information Technology, a Master of Education (completed wholly online) and with more than a decade and a half teaching experience in the classroom, online and training teachers online, Belinda Allan is well posed to offer a great deal of learning in the field of ICT in education and online and blended learning pedagogy.

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