AJ0417 Simulation and Role-playing Games in English

Faculty of Education
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ondřej Krahulec (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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ0417/01: each odd Monday 14:00–15:50 učebna 75, O. Krahulec
Prerequisites
Suggested level for participants to enrol is B1 and above.
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to develop participants´ discussion skills, speaking fluency and ability to negotiate through immersive and intensive speaking sessions (simulation games and complex role-playing scenarios). The course is hands-on, you need to prepare (get in a mood) for every session (watch videos, read an article, get basic information about the scenario for the particular session), then try to solve the issue/game/scenario during the face-to-face session in cooperation with other classmates. The end of the session is dedicated to feedback and reflection with the tutor (very similar routine is applied for most of the sessions). The course is taught in English and focuses on developing English as a foreign language. Suggested level for participants to enrol is B1 and above.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to: - discuss complex matters in English in the following fields: law & crime, management of a company, enterpreneurship, leadership, society (both contemporary and early modern) or ethics - negotiate and reach a compromise within a group of peers - propose solutions for particular problems and support them with suitable arguments - use turn-taking and floor holding devices efficiently in group discussions - identify strong points in their discussion skills in English and ways of using them actively in debates - identify weak points in their discussion skills in English e.g. fluency (breakdowns, hesitation), a narrow range of vocabulary, pronunciation errors and suggest (with the help of the tutor) a way of improving them
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to role-playing, simulation games and discussion skills, working with individual goals and expectations
  • 2. CEO (managing a company in crisis)
  • 3. People v. Johnson - jury duty (a crime case)
  • 4. Grimfield (managing a plague stricken town in England during the years 1665 and 1666)
  • 5. Northwest Passage (British expedition to the Arctic in 1845)
  • 6. The Mob (leading a gang in 1920s and 1930s in the USA)
  • 7. A lesson on demand/make-up session + reflection
Literature
  • JONES, Ken. Simulations : a handbook for teachers and trainers. 3rd ed. London: Kogan Page, 1995, 145 s. ISBN 0749416661. info
  • Gee, J. (2005). Situated Language and Learning. London: Routledge.
Teaching methods
role-playing, group discussions, individual and group reflection, analyzing authentic and adapted materials
Assessment methods
Students should attend 80 % of the lessons. Credit is given to those who participate actively during the sessions. This also means that students are expected to prepare for individual sessions/games at home (reading given materials, watching videos, listening to podcasts, getting familiar with the rules).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět bude realizován, pokud se přihlásí alespoň 15 studentů.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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