AJ29501 English Language Teaching Practice

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2005
Extent and Intensity
0/0/4. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Debora Zemenová, M.A. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
SOUHLAS && NOW( AJ29500 ELT Methodology (Seminar) )
Comprehensive exam in the Department of English and American Studies (including a pass for the oral interview of the English proficiency exam). Recommended courses: Psychologie pro učitele, Obecná pedagogika, Obecná didaktika
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
Course objectives
The course is modelled on the University of Cambridge/Royal Society of Arts course for CELTA (Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults), the internationally recognized basic qualification for teaching English. The course includes 78 periods of input seminars and 78 periods of teaching practice (i.e. teaching, observation and feedback discussions). The course starts with an intensive week (one week before the semester) and it continues for 13 weeks with one morning of input and one afternoon of teaching practice. A vital part of the course is one-week placement (block teaching practice) in a local school.. Prerequisites: Comprehensive exam in the Department of English and American Studies (including a pass for the oral interview of the English proficiency exam). Recommended courses: Psychologie pro učitele, Obecná pedagogika, Obecná didaktika. - general principles of teaching and learning a foreign language;
- teaching and learning the language systems of grammar, functions, vocabulary and pronunciation;
- teaching and learning the skills of listening, speaking, writing and reading;
- classroom management;
- classroom techniques;
- error analysis and correction;
- learner assessment;
- lesson and course planning;
- classroom aids and equipment;
- the ELT learner.
Syllabus
  • The course is modelled on the University of Cambridge/Royal Society of Arts course for CELTA (Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults), the internationally recognized basic qualification for teaching English. The course includes 78 periods of input seminars and 78 periods of teaching practice (i.e. teaching, observation and feedback discussions). The course starts with an intensive week (one week before the semester) and it continues for 13 weeks with one morning of input and one afternoon of teaching practice. A vital part of the course is one-week placement (block teaching practice) in a local school.. Prerequisites: Comprehensive exam in the Department of English and American Studies (including a pass for the oral interview of the English proficiency exam). Recommended courses: Psychologie pro učitele, Obecná pedagogika, Obecná didaktika. - general principles of teaching and learning a foreign language;
  • - teaching and learning the language systems of grammar, functions, vocabulary and pronunciation;
  • - teaching and learning the skills of listening, speaking, writing and reading;
  • - classroom management;
  • - classroom techniques;
  • - error analysis and correction;
  • - learner assessment;
  • - lesson and course planning;
  • - classroom aids and equipment;
  • - the ELT learner.
Literature
  • 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 ed. London: Longman, 1991, 296 s. ISBN 0582046564. info
  • HUBBARD, Peter. A training course for TEFL. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983, 337 s. ISBN 0-19-427402-0. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
ASSESSMENT 1. six written assignments 2. mid-course interview 3. continuous assessment focused on: - lesson planning and teaching performance; - contributions to seminar work; / 1. šest písemných prací 2. pohovor uprostřed kurzu 3. průběžné hodnocení zaměřené na: - plánování výuky a vedení vyučovacích hodin - podíl na práci v seminářích - vlastní hodnocení a hodnocení kolegů - přijímání hodnocení - podíl na skupinové práci - jazyková úroveň - předpoklady pro další samostatný profesionální vývoj - capability of self-assessment and peer-assessment in feedback sessions; - receptiveness to feedback; - participation in groupwork; - language awareness; - potential for self-development of teaching skills.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Credit evaluation note: 2 původní kredity.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007.
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