UZAJ5033 Practical Methodology I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Nicola Catherine Fořtová, B.A., M.A. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
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: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
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 it with their practical skills development during the course UZAJ203 - Practice teaching - in the following semester.
By the end of the course participants will have been introduced to and have a basic understanding of:
1. How learners acquire the four Language systems (vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, functions)and Language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing).
2. What is involved in order to effectively teach the Language systems and skills to speakers of other languages.
3. What classroom management comprises, how and when to correct learners' errors, and the steps necessary in order to plan a lesson effectively.
By the end of the course the participants should also have a sound knowledge of and be able to use the basic terminology found in current ELT literature.
Syllabus
  • The course comprises two parts. 1. Reading selected literature on key themes in the methodology of language teaching during the Spring semester [see Literature below]. 2. An intensive week of input sessions a week before the beginning of the official start of the Autumn semester.
  • The intensive week will provide an introduction to the following topics during input sessions:
  • 1. Classroom Management
  • 2. Teaching Vocabulary
  • 3. Teaching Pronunciation
  • 4. Teaching Listening
  • 5. Teaching Reading
  • 6. Accuracy versus Fluency
  • 7. Teaching Speaking
  • 8. Teaching Writing
  • 9.Errors and Correction
  • 10.Lesson Planning
Literature
  • HARMER, Jeremy. How to teach English : new edition. Harlow: Longman, 2007, 288 s. ISBN 9781405853026. info
  • SCRIVENER, Jim. Learning teaching : a guidebook for English language teachers. 2nd ed. Oxford: Macmillan, 2005, 431 s. ISBN 1405013990. info
  • UR, Penny. A course in language teaching : practice and theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, xiii, 375. ISBN 052156798X. info
  • GOWER, Roger, Diane PHILLIPS and Steve WALTERS. Teaching practice handbook. New edition. Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann, 1995, viii, 215. ISBN 0-435-24059-5. info
  • LEWIS, Michael and Jimmie HILL. Practical Techniques for Language Teaching. Hove, England: Language Teaching Publications, 1992, 136 pp. ISBN 0-906717-55-8. info
Assessment methods
Quizzes based on the literature being read during the semester.
End of course terminology test.
Compulsory attendance of all seminars in the intensive week.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
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