AJc111 Methodology 3

Faculty of Education
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
basic school experience
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
This course will review the background and development of teaching English to Young Learners(TEYL). The participants will analyse the YLs needs and they will suggest and examine appropriate approaches to TEYL. They will also explore, evaluate and adapt methodology and materials used for teaching YLs. They will review methods of evaluation and assessment suitable for YLs. Aims: to raise students awareness of basic principles of TEYL to design a series of lessons based on a topic, story or activity to present a project in English to use varied assessment tools
Learning outcomes
Students will be acquainted with different methods and approaches in TEYL that respect young learners' needs and are able to apply them in their teaching. Students understand and apply long term planning and its principles based on coursebooks and other materials that develop communicative competence of the learners Students will be able to analyze and reflect on their teaching in individual lessons and longer periods, they know and use different ways of evaluation in order to gain information about their pupils' language development including their colleagues' feedback. Students know how to give and get feedback and how to motivate their pupils in foreign language learning.
Syllabus
  • Who is a young learner? Context: TEYL in the Czech Republic How children learn languages,needs analysis Planning a syllabus Different approaches, role of English within the curriculum Long-term planning CLIL (Content and language integrated learning) Giving and getting feedback, monitoring progress Assessing YLs School-parents cooperation
Literature
    recommended literature
  • MOON, Jayne. Children learning English. Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann English language teaching, 2000, viii, 184. ISBN 0-435-24096-X. info
  • HALLIWELL, Susan. Teaching English in the primary classroom. London: Longman, 1992, 169 s. ISBN 0582071097. info
  • PINTER, Annamaria. Teaching young language learners. 1st ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, xii, 180 s. ISBN 0-19-442207-0. info
    not specified
  • PHILLIPS, Sarah. Young learners. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993, 182 s. ISBN 0194371956. info
  • BREWSTER, Jean, Gail ELLIS and Denis GIRARD. The primary English teacher's guide. London: Penguin Books, 1992, 238 s. ISBN 0-14-081359-4. info
  • DUNN, Opal. Developing English with young learners. London: Macmillan, 1991, 104 s. ISBN 0-333-35335-8. info
  • SCOTT, Wendy A and Lisbeth H. YTREBERG. Teaching English to children [Scott, 1991]. 2nd ed. London: Longman, 1991, 115 s. ISBN 0-582-74606-X. info
Teaching methods
Learning centers, microteaching, presentations, reading
Assessment methods
Workshop-type seminars,active participation of students in the lessons and discussions, Moodle support Assessment Continuous assessment 50 pts. Attendance 10 pts. Dialogue Journal 10 pts. Portfolio 10 pts. Facilitation 10 pts. Reading with a child 10 pts. Final assessment 50 pts. Project and colloquy Two week teaching sequence (with lesson plans) using one of the three approaches (topic, story,activity based or CLIL) Presentation in the session with a 5 minute microteaching slot Students have to achieve minimum 70 pts.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=46
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
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