AJc221 Methodology 3

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Chocholatá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, 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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJc221/01: Fri 22. 9. 13:00–14:50 učebna 54, Fri 6. 10. 13:00–14:50 učebna 54, Fri 20. 10. 13:00–14:50 učebna 54, Fri 3. 11. 13:00–14:50 učebna 54, Fri 24. 11. 13:00–14:50 učebna 54, Fri 8. 12. 13:00–14:50 učebna 54, J. Chocholatá
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of pedagogical and educational sciences.
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
The students, mostly practising teachers in schools, will reflect on their teaching and develop areas that are problematic for them individually. They will also prepare materials for their final examination. They will consolidate their current knowledge and extend it as they will be getting acquainted with the latest trends in ELT methodology.
Learning outcomes
After this course the students will be able to:
- specify their needs as English teachers
- look at their own teaching style critically and set their own aims to develop their teaching
- give constructive feedback to their peers and accept the feedback from their peers
- investigate and apply theoretical principles of TEFL
- choose, adapt and evaluate materials for their teaching
Syllabus
  • 1. Teaching vocabulary
  • 2. Teaching grammar
  • 3. Teaching pronunciation
  • 4. Language learning and cultural awareness (incl. the intercultural communicative competence)
  • 5. Modern technologies in the classroom (related to the digital competences as conceived in the Strategy 2030+)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SPRATT, Mary, Alan PULVERNESS and Melanie WILLIAMS. The TKT Teaching knowledge test course : modules 1, 2 and 3. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011, 256 stran. ISBN 9780521125659. info
  • UR, Penny. A course in English language teaching. 2nd ed. New York: Cambridge University, 2012, x, 325. ISBN 9781107684676. info
  • HARMER, Jeremy. The practice of English language teaching. New edition. London: Longman, 1991, 296 s. ISBN 0582046564. info
  • SCRIVENER, Jim. Learning teaching : a guidebook for English language teachers. Oxford: Heinemann, 1994, vi, 218 p. ISBN 0-435-24089-718. info
Teaching methods
Active participation in seminars, sharing practical examples, self-study tasks, observations in schools, microteaching
Assessment methods
The students will be formally assessed on:
- setting up a future action plan for their professional development (written assignment submitted at the end of the term);
- group discussion about final exam topics based on the content of the students' portfolios.
Informal assessment will include:
- active participation in the sessions including microteaching and contribution to the online discussion forums.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/dok/rfmgr.pl
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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