AJ5423 Burnout in English Teachers

Faculty of Education
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Leblochová (seminar tutor)
Ailsa Marion Randall, M.A. (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
AJ5423/01: Sat 5. 3. 14:00–19:50 učebna 59, Sat 7. 5. 14:00–19:50 učebna 2, A. Randall
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: 0/20, 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
Course objectives
The students will learn about burnout and ways in which they can avoid it as teachers. They will also learn techniques related to well-being as teachers or future teachers.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to: -identify factors leading to burnout in the teaching profession -identify strategies to avoid burnout - be able to practice strategies for well-being
Syllabus
  • 1. Burnout - general definition
  • 2. Burnout among teachers - the specifics
  • 3. Myths about well-being
  • 4. Well-being strategies
Literature
  • Work overload! :redesigning jobs to minimize stress and burnout. Edited by Frank M. Gryna - Annemieke Hytinen - Paul O'Mara. 1 online r. ISBN 9780873896245. info
  • RANKIN, Jenny Grant. First aid for teacher burnout : how you can find peace and success. First published. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017, xxi, 194. ISBN 9781138655478. info
  • SKOVHOLT, Thomas M. and Michelle TROTTER-MATHISON. The resilient practitioner : burnout and compassion fatigue prevention and self-care strategies for the helping professions. Third edition. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016, xxii, 304. ISBN 9781138830073. info
  • LINKOVÁ, Karin. Rizikové a protektivní faktory ve struktuře osobnosti učitelů ve vztahu k syndromu burnout. Edited by Lubomír Vašina. 2001, 90 s. URL info
  • MASLACH, Christina and Michael P. LEITER. The truth about burnout : how organizations cause personal stress and what to do about it. First edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, a Wiley Imprint, 1997, xi, 186. ISBN 9781118692134. info
Teaching methods
Teaching will happen in 2 blocks. The teaching sessions will be in the form of lectures, discussions and role-plays. Between the 2 sessions students will be asked to read some literature and to keep a well-being diary.
Assessment methods
To pass the course students will need to: 1. Attend the sessions and participate in them actively (50 points) 2. Share the options taken between the sessions (20 points) 3. Hand in some evidence of the options you took (in the form of a picture, a brief diary, some photos, etc.) (30 points)
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.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin ve 2 blocích.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2022, recent)
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