PdF:AJ0416 Music in a Language Classroom - Course Information
AJ0416 Music in a Language Classroom On-line
Faculty of EducationAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Alena Dobrovolná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jaroslav Suchý (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Žaneta Voldánová (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- PhDr. Alena Dobrovolná, 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 - Prerequisites
- The students should be in (minimum) their 5th semester of studies.
- 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 55 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 47/55, only registered: 0/55, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/55 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 34 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course is to investigate various possibilites of using popular songs in a secondary school classroom. At the end of this course, students should be able to exploit the song material and design activities and lesson plans based on songs.
- Learning outcomes
- In the end of the course students will be able - to choose the right song for the age and level of their (future) learners - to design appropriate activities for different purposes: practicing vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, language skills - to use songs as a rich source for teaching culture, discussing about values and moral issues.
- Syllabus
- - Song as teaching material - Choosing the right song (respecting learners' level, age and interests). - Designing activities going with the song material (pre-, while-listening, follow up activities) - Songs for different purposes: teaching and practicing grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, language skills - Songs for teaching culture - Song as a basis for class discussion.
- Literature
- Teaching methods
- The course is practice based. Students will be presented various examples of songs and song-based activities, analyze them, discuss and finally design their own song-based activities. Online studying, online discussions, online presentations.
- Assessment methods
- A seminar paper (a design of a music-based activity - lesson plan) is required by the end of the semester, followed by feedback. The paper is to be uploaded into the mood-link-a, commented on by all course participants and discussed with the teacher(s).
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Výuka probíhá pouze online. Předmět bude realizován, pokud se přihlásí alespoň v10 studentů.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: online. - Teacher's information
- http://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=2777
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
- Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/ped/autumn2024/AJ0416