AJ1407 Observation Teaching Practice B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Alena Dobrovolná, Ph.D. (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
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
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Course objectives
Students observe English lessons taught by experienced in-service teachers in primary, secondary and language schools. Main objectives can be summarized as follows: being able to analyze what happens in a lesson and compare observed practice with theory studied and discussed in didactic seminars.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- study and understand the theory of the observed phenomenon
- critically observe and describe a certain aspect of the observed teacher's work
- analyze the observed phenomenon
- reflect and compares the observations with his/her own opinions, experience and beliefs.
Syllabus
  • The language of feedback to error
  • Language echoes
  • The learning environment
  • Checking learning
Literature
  • WAJNRYB, Ruth. Classroom observation tasks : a resource book for language teachers and trainers. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992, viii, 145. ISBN 0521407222. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation, observations in school, analysis of the observed lessons, reports and discussion
Assessment methods
Observations in schools; students have to choose three observation tasks and write an observation records to get credits.
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: kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1363
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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