PdF:AJ3402 Methodology of English Languag - Course Information

AJ3402 Methodology of English Language Teaching 1B

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

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

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

there are 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The students will be able to understand various factors that influence the process of language learning and acquisition. They will be able to identify individual differences among learners and develop appropriate instructional strategies to accommodate every learner in an inclusive classroom.

Learning outcomes

Students will:
-be familiar with the theories of first and second language acquisition,
-be able to read academic texts about new developments in the field of the second language acquisition,
-understand specific learning needs and their implications for foreign language teaching,
-be able to identify learners´specific needs,
-be able to plan and apply activities that accommodate individual learners´needs,
-suggest appropriate learning strategies to their learners,
-apply differentiation in teaching a heterogeneous class and develop further in this field,
-compile their teaching portfolios as an ongoing task,
-reflect on their professional development with the use of the portfolio.

Syllabus

• 1. Theories of the first language acquisition 2. Bilingualism and multilingualism 3. Theories of the second language acquisition 4. Individual differences in language learners 5. Factor of age 6. Learner beliefs 7. Learning styles 8. Learner strategies 9. Learner autonomy and its development 10.Learners with SpLD 11.Differentiation 12.Broadening the scope of language education.

Literature

required literature
• LIGHTBOWN, Patsy and Nina Margaret SPADA. How languages are learned. Fourth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013, ix, 256. ISBN 9780194541268. info
• SCRIVENER, Jim. Learning teaching : the essential guide to English language teaching. Third edition. London: Macmillan, 2011, 414 stran. ISBN 9780230729827. info

recommended literature
• OXFORD, Rebecca L. Teaching and researching language learning strategies : self-regulation in context. Second edition. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017, xv, 354. ISBN 9781138856790. info
• OXFORD, Rebecca L. Language learning strategies :what every teacher should know. Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 1990, xxii, 342. ISBN 0-8384-2862-2. info

Teaching methods

Seminars, workshops, discussions,reading.

Assessment methods

Credit requirements: 1.attendance (studying materials in moodlinka in case of absence) 2.active participation in seminars 3.seminar paper 4.seminar presentation (full-time students only)

Language of instruction

English

Study support

https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=448

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Note related to how often the course is taught: kombinované studium: každý druhý týden.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.

Teacher's information

https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=448
The students who are spending a semestr abroad (Erasmus, Waco or other study stays) should contact Ms. Hanušová and negotiate their involvement in the course. It is possible to register the course provided that the students can communicate with course instructor weekly.

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