AJ2MK_DI2B Methodology 2B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Bc. Mgr. Sonia Homolka (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Chocholatá, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
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
AJ2MK_DI2B/Prez01: Mon 18. 2. 8:00–9:50 učebna 64, Mon 25. 2. 8:00–9:50 učebna 64, Mon 4. 3. 8:00–9:50 učebna 64, Mon 11. 3. 8:00–9:50 učebna 64, Mon 18. 3. 8:00–9:50 učebna 64, Mon 25. 3. 8:00–9:50 učebna 64, J. Chocholatá
AJ2MK_DI2B/01: Fri 22. 2. 16:00–18:50 učebna 11, Fri 8. 3. 16:00–18:50 učebna 11, Fri 22. 3. 16:00–18:50 učebna 11, S. Homolka, J. Chocholatá
AJ2MK_DI2B/02: Fri 1. 3. 16:00–18:50 učebna 11, Fri 15. 3. 16:00–18:50 učebna 11, Fri 29. 3. 16:00–18:50 učebna 11, S. Homolka, J. Chocholatá
Prerequisites
AJ2MK_DI1A, AJ2MK_DI1B, AJ2MK_DI2A
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 course focuses on different methods and approaches in English language teaching (ELT). The aim of the course is to enable students to make informed decisions in selecting positive aspects of different methods and approaches and create their own eclectic approach to ELT.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to: • demonstrate the understanding of the concept of continuing professional development; • prepare a plan of their own professional development; • share and evaluate their own teaching practice; • reflect on their own teaching practice in the form of a collective reflection along with other students; • design action research to be used in their own class/group of learners.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, course requirements, presentations 2. Grammar-Translation Method, Direct Method 3. Audio-Lingual Method. The role of mother tongue in foreign language teaching 4. TPR, Suggestopedia 5. Communicative approach, Task-based learning, CLIL 6. Lexical approach, Corpora in ELT + Eclectic approach, post-method era, learner-centred approach.
Literature
    required literature
  • Approaches and methods in language teaching : a description and analysis. Edited by Jack C. Richards - Theodore S. Rodgers. 7. vyd. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991, viii, 171. ISBN 0521320933. info
  • LARSEN-FREEMAN, Diane. Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching. Oxford: University Press, 1986, 142 s. ISBN 0-19-434133-X. info
    recommended literature
  • UR, Penny. A course in language teaching : practice and theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, xiii, 375. ISBN 0-521-44994-4. info
Teaching methods
Seminar, group discussions, presentations.
Assessment methods
Seminar. Course requirements: 80% attendance (or a written test), active participation, all assignements as set, seminar work presentation, contributions in mood-link-a discussion forums, essay.
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: 12 hodin.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=701
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2019, recent)
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