AJURS03JC Reflective seminar 3

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jitka Sedláčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Nicola Catherine Fořtová, B.A., M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Linda Nepivodová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jitka Sedláčková, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Friday 14:00–15:40 Virtuální místnost
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJUPP03J Teaching practice 3 || NOW( AJUPP03J Teaching practice 3 )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 15/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course aims to allow students to reflect, share and discuss key issues from their Teaching practice experience with other students. Run parallel with Teaching practice the topics covered in this course will directly correspond to the areas related to teaching English at upper secondary school which the students deal with during their teaching practice.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, a student will be able to:
- Analyse, evaluate and reflect on their classroom practice and identify key areas for improvement in their teaching.
- Analyse, evaluate and reflect on their knowledge of school policy and working life in an upper secondary school including institutional aspects of planning and teaching, and communication with colleagues and parents.
- Formulate their professional development aims and evaluate their achievement.
Syllabus
  • the topics covered in this course will directly correspond to the areas related to teaching English at upper secondary school which the students deal with during their teaching practice.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • DYCHES, Tina Taylor, Nari J. CARTER and Mary Anne PRATER. A teacher's guide to communicating with parents : practical strategies for developing successful relationships. Boston: Pearson, 2012, vii, 190. ISBN 0137054068. info
  • GHAYE, Tony. Teaching and learning through reflective practice : a practical guide for positive action. Second edition. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011, xii, 208. ISBN 9780203833322. info
  • HARMER, Jeremy. The practice of English language teaching. 4th edition. Harlow: Longman, 2007, 448 s. ISBN 9781405853118. info
  • CROOKES, Graham. A practicum in TESOL : professional development through teaching practice. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, xii, 303. ISBN 9780521529983. info
    not specified
  • SCRIVENER, Jim. Learning teaching : a guidebook for English language teachers. 2nd ed. Oxford: Macmillan, 2005, 431 s. ISBN 1405013990. info
Teaching methods
Discussion, pair and group work, practical demonstrations, reading
Assessment methods
Preparation and active participation in lessons • Submission of all required assignments on time as indicated in the course syllabus
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: blokově (13 hodin za semestr).
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/phil/spring2025/AJURS03JC