AJU5104 ICT for ELT (Using Computers in Language Teaching)

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jitka Sedláčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Nicola Catherine Fořtová, B.A., M.A. (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 G22
Prerequisites
This course is for future teachers of English and therefore requires a good working knowledge of English and at least some awareness of pedagogy. A reasonably good use of computers is also expected: naming and saving files, basic web tools, etc.
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to acquaint future teachers of English with some aspects of using devices, websites and apps in ELT to effectively help learners to develop the language systems and skills in English. This includes learning how to use software to create learning activities, to use and assess some of the very wide range of web tools and resources already in existence for language teaching, and also to work with some web-based linguistic tools that serve us in lesson preparation, in the classroom and in correcting student work. In addition, trainees will learn how to build a website. As quite a few skills are taught during the semester, students will be expected to practise between lessons and produce real language learning resources.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course learners will be able to: 1. Use a range of devices, websites and apps effectively for creating, delivering and storing language teaching material. 2. Work with some web-based linguistic tools that serve us in lesson preparation, in the classroom and in correcting student work. 3. Build a website for use with their students.
Syllabus
  • The content of the course addresses the following areas: 1. Computers in language learning: a little theory for the digital age. 2. Teaching writing in the digital age. 3. Selecting and evaluating materials in the digital age. 4. Teaching vocabulary in the digital age. 5. Creating materials in the digital age. 6. Teaching listening and pronunciation in the digital age. 7. Working with videos and images in the digital age. 8. Managing your learners in the digital age. 9. Reading in the digital age. 10. Story telling in the digital age.
Literature
    required literature
  • DUDENEY, Gavin, Nicky HOCKLY and Mark PEGRUM. Digital literacies : research and resources in language teaching. First published. Harlow: Pearson, 2013, xi, 387. ISBN 9781408296899. info
    recommended literature
  • BLAKE, Robert J. and Gabriel GUILLÉN. Brave new digital classroom : technology and foreign language learning. Edited by Steven L. Thorne. Third edition. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2020, xi, 231. ISBN 9781626167407. info
  • STANLEY, Graham. Language learning with technology : ideas for integrating technology in the language classroom. Edited by Scott Thornbury. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013, xi, 250. ISBN 9781107628809. info
  • HOCKLY, Nicky and Lindsay CLANDFIELD. Teaching online : tools and techniques, options and opportunities. 1st pub. Surrey: Delta, 2010, 112 s. ISBN 9781905085354. info
  • SHARMA, Pete and Barney BARRETT. Blended learning : using technology in and beyond the language classroom. First published. Oxford: Macmillan, 2007, 160 stran. ISBN 9780230020832. info
Teaching methods
This course is taught via a blend of face-to-face and online instruction.
Assessment methods
As this is a practical course in which skills are acquired, full attendance is expected. Final grading of the course is based essentially on the quality of teaching resources produced using the tools taught ensuring that they demonstrate sound pedagogical bases. More details will be available during the course.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=1
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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