A2BK_ZAD2 Basics of English Methodology 2

Faculty of Education
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
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
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( A2BK_PJ1B Practical Language 1B && A2BK_GR1B Grammar B && A2BK_SFFB Phonetics Seminar B ) || A2BK_SOZK Complex Exam
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
Students will get acquainted with basic didactic knowledge. Main objectives can be summarized as follows: being able to evaluate and choose teaching materials; being aware of what lesson management consists of and what teaching culture means; being able to understand the ways and techniques which are used to develop learner autonomy and will learn about what teacher self-reflection means and how to develop as a professional.
Learning outcomes
Students will:
- be aware what lesson management includes and will learn basic techniques for managing a class
- learn basic principles leading to selection, evaluation and use of teaching material
- learn what culture in language teaching means and will get some examples of activities
- understand how to promote learner autonomy and how to bring up an independent learner
- create and collect materials for their Student teacher protfolios.
Syllabus
  • Lesson management
  • Selection, evaluation and use of teaching material
  • Teaching culture
  • Independent learning
  • A reflective teacher – professional development
Literature
  • HARMER, Jeremy. How to teach English : new edition. Harlow: Longman, 2007, 288 s. ISBN 9781405853026. info
  • UR, Penny. A course in language teaching : practice and theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, xiii, 375. ISBN 0-521-44994-4. info
  • SCRIVENER, Jim. Learning teaching : a guidebook for English language teachers. Oxford: Heinemann, 1994, vi, 218 p. ISBN 0-435-24089-718. info
  • HARMER, Jeremy. The practice of English language teaching. New edition. London: Longman, 1991, 296 s. ISBN 0582046564. info
Teaching methods
Workshop, group discussions, problem solving, self-study with moodlinka support.
Assessment methods
Requirements for getting credits: active participation in sessions, submitting a portfolio, one contribution to a discussion forum on moodlinka, end-of-term test. Type of teaching: workshop, group discussion, student presentations.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1336
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2024.
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