UZAJ9501 English Language and LiteratureTeaching Methodology I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Nicola Catherine Fořtová, B.A., M.A. (seminar tutor)
James Edward Thomas, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Timetable
Mon 10:00–13:15 G31
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
Course objectives
The aim of this course for the participants is to acquire the knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of teaching English to speakers of other languages and thus to lay the foundations for the participants to become effective teachers of English when they expand their knowledge and combine them with their practical skils development in the second part of the course.
Syllabus
  • Basic principles of teaching and learning English; Language systems (vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, spelling, functions); Language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing); Classroom management; Error correction; Testing; Lesson planning and timetabling; Teaching aids
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 edition. 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
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2009.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2008, recent)
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