AJ_AEIE Addressing Environmental Issues

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Gabriela Oaklandová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Gabriela Oaklandová
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ_AEIE/01: Wed 8:50–10:30 učebna 10, G. Oaklandová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields 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
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Goals:; 1) basic knowledge of environmental issues; 2) finding areas where teaching English and teaching about environment overlap; 3) visiting some of the Brno NGOs - outcome in English
Syllabus
  • 1) Eco Top Ten 2) Of Science and Indian Myths 3) Nature and Human Needs 4) Ecological Footprint 5) Goals 6) Earth 7) Water 8) Earth Stewardship 9) Life, Death and Carrying Capacity 10) Help! 11) Forest Schooling 12) Na Zemi, NGO
Literature
  • Global issues in the ELT classroom. Edited by James Thomas. Brno: Global issues, 2008, 181 s. ISBN 9788025427323. info
Teaching methods
CLASS DISCUSSION; PROJECTS; HOMEWORK; TRIPS INSTEAD OF SOME CLASSROOM LESSONS (MOSTLY ON FRIDAYS, IF NOT AGREED OTHERWISE)
Assessment methods
REQUIREMENTS A) PARTICIPATION 70% (trips compulsory) B) TRIP TO LMŠ (LESNÍ MATEŘSKÁ ŠKOLA) IN MOKRÁ HORA - THIS TRIP WILL HAPPEN ON A FRIDAY MORNING (DATE WILL BE ARRANGED LATER IN THE TERM) - THE TRIP WILL LAST FROM 8 TO 12 APPROXIMATELY AND WILL HAPPEN INSTEAD OF TWO 90 MINUTE LESSONS IN THE SEMESTER (DATE OF WHICH WILL BE ARRANGED LATER IN THE TERM) C) TRIP TO AN NGO CALLED NA ZEMI, KOUNICOVA 42 (DATE WILL BE ARRANGED LATER IN THE TERM) - THE TRIP WILL LAST FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND WILL HAPPEN INSTEAD OF ONE 90 MINUTE LESSON IN THE SEMESTER (DATE OF WHICH WILL BE ARRANGED LATER IN THE TERM) D) SEMINAR WORK: CHOOSE ONE OF THE SUGGESTED WORKS: 1) A TRIP TO LMŠ (LESNÍ MATEŘSKÁ ŠKOLA) IN MOKRÁ HORA AND AN ESSAY/OUTPUT BASED ON THE VISIT TO LMŠ (3 STANDARD PAGES) 2) A PROJECT OR A LESSON PLAN BASED ON WHAT WAS DONE IN THE LESSONS (I.E. SIMPLIFIED LANGUAGE, TEXT, ...) 3) A PROJECT - BASED ON PAGES 88 AND 89 FROM A BOOK KEEPERS OF THE EARTH BY MICHAEL J. CADUTO ANDJOSEPH BRUCHAC (THE PROJECT MUST INCLUDE AN ART INPUT - PICTURES, PHOTOS, ...) 4) AN ESSAY ON ANYTHING RELATED TO THE COURSE THAT YOU FOUND INSPIRING E) COURSE PORTFOLIO
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: The course is meant for future primary school teachers. It deals with environmental issues in such a way that the lessons can be - with some effort - adjusted to be used with primary school children.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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