PdF NAJ2cp Lower Secondary School English Language Teacher Training
Name in Czech: Učitelství anglického jazyka pro základní školy
master's full-time single-subject, language of instruction: Czech Czech
Included in the programme: PdF N-AJ2 Lower Secondary School English Language Teacher Training

Study-related information

  • Parts of the final state examination and its content
    Integrated examination in pedagogy, psychology and didactics of the field is a competency examination in which the student demonstrates the ability to connect and synthesize the knowledge of didactics of the field and the basic pedagogical and psychological disciplines and to integrate it into a specific theoretical explanatory framework (or several frameworks) in dealing with specific teaching situations.
    The practical framework for the application of this knowledge is either the preparation for a specific lesson that has been taught and the written reflection on that lesson (or a video recording of the lesson accompanied by the written reflection) and the student portfolio (preparations, term papers, portfolio assignments, etc.). The learner works with these materials in preparation for the oral examination.
    For the area of pedagogy, the student prepares to discuss these topics in a way that is supported by professional publications in the field, the results of pedagogical research and the portfolio. Using the example of a selected paper and a study of a professional journal, the student will present topics currently addressed in educational sciences.
    It is important for the field of didactics that the student connects the knowledge from the study of the professional literature with his/her previous pedagogical experience, is able to critically evaluate both and use both in formulating his/her own approaches to solving didactic problems.

    The evaluation is carried out according to a set of criteria known to the students.

    The English language assessment consists of 2 components: linguistic and literary. In both cases, the level of the student's spoken expression is part of the assessment. The exam is based on the literature studied and is a professional discussion during which students demonstrate the ability to argue and confront different views and outline the possibilities of applying the acquired knowledge and skills in their teaching practice.
    The oral examination in linguistics, which is based on the study of professional linguistic literature, demonstrates students' ability to assess and present the views of experts, compare them with their own knowledge and justify their positions on a given topic. Students are required to study selected professional publications from defined areas of linguistics (corresponding to the compulsory linguistic subjects studied) and during a professional discussion demonstrate the ability to argue and confront different views and outline the possibilities of applying the acquired knowledge in their pedagogical practice.
    Further information is available at http://katedry.ped.muni.cz/anglictina/current-students/ucitelstvi-pro-zs/state-exam-format/linguistics-necessary-publications.
    Strand 1 - Basic trends in general linguistics. Basic linguistic concepts. Linguistic disciplines and approaches to the analysis of language. Diversification and development of the English language.
    Strand 2 - Linguistic theories and specific analytical approaches to the study of linguistic phenomena.
    Strand 3 - Basic characteristics of different linguistic disciplines in terms of the English language teaching profession.

    In an oral examination in literature, the student will demonstrate the ability to critically analyze and argue independently within a broader theoretical background by analyzing a specific literary text from the post-1945 period. The student's task is to present an original but scholarly argument based on autonomous work with the text and to defend it in a subsequent discussion that demonstrates the student's reading and linguistic erudition and the ability to apply, deepen, develop and integrate the knowledge acquired.
  • Suggestion of theses topics and the topics of defended theses
    All theses are stored in the archive of MU. Access to theses via the IS MUNI information system: www.is.muni.cz .
    The full version of the theses, including appendices and both reports, is available in electronic form in the accreditation file in the publicly accessible thesis archive of the Masaryk University Information System via the direct link given after the thesis title.
    Pavel Bednar, Donald Trump tweets. 2022, https://is.muni.cz/auth/th/b3yuc/
    Simona Kopecká. Gamifying the EFL classroom: Using role-playing games and world-building at primary and lower secondary schools, 2022. https://is.muni.cz/auth/th/xtl80/.
    Veronika Jirků, Fat Shaming in Children's Literature. 2020. https://is.muni.cz/auth/th/jzogo/
    Sofia Sonina, Developing Intercultural Communicative Competence at Lower-secondary Schools, 2020. https://is.muni.cz/auth/th/o2lc7/

Recommended progress through the study plan

Učitelská propedeutika (20 kr.)

Compulsory courses

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PdF:SZ6039Educational Psychology (Exercise) P. Macekzk 1/1/04 1Z
PdF:SZ6042School Education H. Horkázk 1/0/02 1Z
PdF:SZ6046Educational and Psychology Assessment in Teaching Practice (Exercise) J. Kratochvílovák 1/1/03 3Z
PdF:SZ6061School Education - Seminary H. Horkáz 0/1/02 1Z
11 credits

Selective courses

Student během studia zapisuje jeden z nabízených předmětů.

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PdF:SZ6047School Management D. Veseláz 0/2/02 2P
PdF:SZ6048Inclusive Education K. Pančochaz 0/2/02 2P
PdF:SZ6069Alternative and Inovative Education H. Horkáz 0/2/02 2P
6 credits

Foreign language

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PdF:JVp033German for Teachers - C R. Heroutz 0/2/03 1-
PdF:JVp034German for Teachers - D R. Heroutzk 0/2/04 2-
7 credits

Oborová část (53 kr.)

Povinné předměty (P+PV 53 kr.)

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PdF:AJ3101Practical and Professional English 1 I. Headlandová Kalischovák 0/2/0 kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.3 1P
PdF:AJ3102Practical and Professional English 2 I. Headlandová Kalischovázk 0/2/0 kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.4 2P
PdF:AJ3201Lexicology and Lexicography O. Dontcheva-Navrátilovázk 0/2/0 kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.4 1P
PdF:AJ3202Stylistics O. Dontcheva-Navrátilovázk 0/2/0 kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.4 2P
PdF:AJ3203Pragmatics R. Povolnázk 0/2/0 kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.4 3P
PdF:AJ3204Academic Writing O. Dontcheva-Navrátilovák 0/1/0 kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.3 2P
PdF:AJ3301Contemporary British Literature and Society Z. Janíkzk 0/3/0 kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.5 1P
PdF:AJ3302Contemporary American Literature and Society Z. Janíkzk 0/3/0 kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.5 2P
PdF:AJ3303Children's and Young Adult Literature L. Podroužkovázk 0/3/0 kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.5 3P
37 credits

Selective courses

Studenti si zapisují povinně volitelné předměty v hodnotě 16 kreditů za studium.

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PdF:AJ0102Intensive Language Course I. Headlandová Kalischováz 0/0/3.3 1 týden.2 3-
PdF:AJ0208Academic Skills: Speaking O. Dontcheva-Navrátilováz 0/2/0 2 hodiny.2 2-
PdF:AJ0302Current Events in English Speaking Countries L. Podroužkovák 0/2/0 2 hodiny.3 3-
PdF:AJ0310Inquiries in Intercultural Communication L. Podroužkováz 0/2/0 2 hodiny.2 3-
PdF:AJ0409Teaching Children A. Dobrovolnák 0/2/0 1 hodina.2 2-
PdF:AJ5201Conversation Analysis R. Povolnák 0/1/0 12 hodin ve 2 blocích.3 3-
PdF:AJ5301African American Experience J. Šalamounk 0/1/0 12 hodin ve 2 blocích.3 3-
PdF:AJ5403Games and Activities for ELT A. Dobrovolnáz 0/1/0 12 hodin ve 2 blocích.3 3-
PdF:AJ5410Videoweb J. Chocholaták 0/1/0 12 hodin ve 2 blocích.3 2-
PdF:AJ5501Teaching English with Primary Sources 1 S. Hanušováz 0/0/2.7 intenzivní kurz.3 3-
PdF:AJ5502Teaching English with Primary Sources 2 S. Hanušováz 0/0/1.7 Intenzivní kurz.3 2-
29 credits

Oborové didaktiky (17 kr.)

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PdF:AJ3401Methodology of English Language Teaching 1A S. Hanušováz 0/2/0 kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.2 1Z
PdF:AJ3402Methodology of English Language Teaching 1B S. Hanušovák 0/2/0 kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.3 2Z
PdF:AJ3403Methodology of English Language Teaching 2A S. Hanušovázk 0/2/0 kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.4 3Z
PdF:AJ3404Methodology of English Language Teaching 2B S. Hanušovák 0/2/0 kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.3 4Z
PdF:AJ3405Literature in English Classroom S. Hanušovák 0/2/0 kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.3 3P
PdF:AJ3406Testing and Evaluation in English Language Teaching S. Hanušováz 0/2/0 kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.2 4P
17 credits

Praxe (14 kr.)

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PdF:SZ6099Teaching Practice 1 P. Svojanovskýz 0/0/10 120 hodin.4 1P
PdF:SZ6041Seminar on Teaching Practice P. Svojanovskýz 0/1/0 4x za semestr/90 minut.1*2 1P
PdF:AJ6007Teaching Practice 2 S. Hanušováz 0/0/10 120 hodin.4 2P
PdF:AJ6008Teaching Practice 3 S. Hanušováz 0/0/10 120 hodin.4 3P
14 credits

Diplomová práce (16 kr.)

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PdF:AJ_DPDiploma Thesis S. Hanušováz 0/0/1 Individuální konzultace.4 3P
PdF:AJ_DPdDiploma Thesis - Completion S. Hanušováz 0/0/1 Odevzdání DP.8 4P
PdF:AJ_DPpDiploma Thesis - Project S. Hanušováz 0/0/1 Individuální konzultace.4 2P
16 credits