UZAJ2024 School Observation

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Nicola Catherine Fořtová, B.A., M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Linda Nepivodová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
James Edward Thomas, 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
Prerequisites
This optional course is targeted at trainees in their first year of the MA program.
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 blended learning course is to give trainees a hands-on introduction to the basic practical aspects of English language teaching. The course is designed to prepare trainees for their internal and external practice teaching in the following semesters. Through a series of six face-to-face sessions and six video observations, trainees will micro-teach and observe their peers, as well as watch and analyse video lessons from a practical view point. Areas to be covered during the semester include various aspects of classroom management such as giving instructions and setting up activities, as well as ways of presenting language and ideas for focusing on pronunciation. Please note that this course is targeted at trainees in their first year of the MA program.
Syllabus
  • 16th February - Observation video task 23rd February - Classroom management 2nd March - Observation video task 9th March - Lexis 16th March - Observation video task 23rd March - Pron activities 30th March - Observation video task 6th April Reading week 13th April - Speaking 20th April - Observation video task 27th April - Grammar 4th May - Observation video task 11th May - Integrated skills
Literature
    recommended literature
  • THORNBURY, Scott and Peter WATKINS. The CELTA Certificate in English language teaching to adults course. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, 184 s. ISBN 9780521692076. info
  • A practicum in TESOL : professional development through teaching practice. Edited by Graham Crookes. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, xii, 303. ISBN 0521529980. 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
  • WAJNRYB, Ruth. Classroom observation tasks : a resource book for language teachers and trainers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992, viii, 145. ISBN 0521407222. info
Teaching methods
This is a taught (blended learning) course. Six face-to-face sessions and six online sessions.
Assessment methods
The semester will be assessed not only on attendance and participation during the course, but also on the submission of a portfolio of tasks. The tasks will include a detailed description of anything the trainees demonstrated during the micro-teaching teaching, including materials used, and post teaching reflection. In addition, the portfolio will contain the video observation tasks, and post lesson reflection.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Note related to how often the course is taught: This is not a taught course.
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf2/course/view.php?id=642
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2015, recent)
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