SZc056 Educational Communication

Faculty of Education
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.8. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Kateřina Lojdová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Škarková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Alena Baslerová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Alena Bendová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jarmila Bradová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Eva Trnová, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PaedDr. Hana Horká, CSc.
Department of Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Olga Bubnová
Supplier department: Department of Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SZc056/OS01: Fri 23. 2. 9:00–12:50 učebna 3, Fri 5. 4. 9:00–12:50 učebna 42, Fri 26. 4. 9:00–12:50 učebna 42, A. Bendová
SZc056/OS02: Fri 23. 2. 14:00–17:50 učebna 1, Fri 5. 4. 14:00–17:50 učebna 1, Fri 26. 4. 14:00–17:50 učebna 1, J. Bradová
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 the course is to
(a) familiarize students with the specifics of classroom communication. This will be achieved by various teaching methods and forms that will allow students to observe and evaluate the diversity of classroom communication when using them in the instruction;
(b) develop student's ability to reflect specific educational situations in relation to characteristics of classroom communication as well as in relation to individual actors of classroom communication (teacher, teacher assistant, pupil, parent).
• describe and analyze teaching or educational situation (among other, virtual classroom observations on websites rvp.cz are used) in terms of classroom communication, making use of scientific terminology. Propose an alteration to teaching or educational situation, which corresponds with the rules of effective classroom communication.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course:
• the student discusses selected issues of pedagogical communication. In argumentation, he uses the knowledge gained from the study of professional literature.
• the student evaluates his current pedagogical communication, names its strengths, identifies ways to improve it .;
• the student provides the classmate with functional feedback on specific communication skills and thus demonstrates the acquisition of this skill at the required level and at the same time an understanding of pedagogical communication in a specific pedagogical situation .;
• the student analyzes teaching or educational situations or examples of communication from the school environment (eg anonymized written communication, examples of written feedback, or teaching communication within video recordings from teaching such as virtual observation from the rvp.cz website), tries to suggest an alteration of teaching or educational situation, which corresponds to the rules of effective pedagogical communication .
Syllabus
  • Main topics (syllabus):
  • 1. Classroom communication and classroom interaction, Verbal communication (spoken and written) and nonverbal communication. The specifics of classroom communication (IFR structure, dialogue in instruction, conditions, methods, content, resources, objectives),Presentation skills – powerpoint. Feedback - its types, functions and importance for individual's learning. Teacher's questions.
  • 2 Effective parents nad teachers communication in the schools. Effective communication with parents : teacher - pupil - parent. Techniques of interviewing, listening, summarizing, recapitulation.
  • 3. Communication in difficult education situation (use of space in classroom communication, emotional side of classrroom communications (acceptance, empathy, positivity, expressivity, humor etc.). Nonviolent communication.
Literature
    required literature
  • GAVORA, Peter. Učitel a žáci v komunikaci. Translated by Veronika Lyková. Brno: Paido, 2005, 165 stran. ISBN 8073151049. info
    recommended literature
  • CAZDEN, Courtney B. Classroom discourse : the language of teaching and learning. 2nd ed. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 2001, vi, 208. ISBN 0325003785. info
    not specified
  • Švaříček, R., & Šalamounová, Z. (2013). Vizuální akty ve výukové komunikaci. Pedagogická orientace, 23(1), 48–71.
  • Vybrané studie z časopisu Komenský: http://www.ped.muni.cz/komensky/predesle-rocniky
  • VLČKOVÁ, Kateřina, Kateřina LOJDOVÁ, Josef LUKAS, Jan MAREŠ, Zuzana ŠALAMOUNOVÁ, Tomáš KOHOUTEK, Jarmila BRADOVÁ and Stanislav JEŽEK. Z posluchárny za katedru: Mocenské vztahy ve výuce studentů učitelství (From a Lecture Hall to a Teacher´s Desk Power Relations in Student Teacher Classes). Online. 1., elektronické vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 237 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8097-3. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M210-8097-2015. Čítárna Munispace info
  • ŠEĎOVÁ, Klára, Roman ŠVAŘÍČEK and Zuzana ŠALAMOUNOVÁ. Komunikace ve školní třídě (Communication in classroom). Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2012, 293 pp. ISBN 978-80-262-0085-7. info
  • MEŠKOVÁ, Marta. Motivace žáků efektivní komunikací. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2012, 135 s. ISBN 9788026201984. info
  • PALENČÁROVÁ, Jana and Karel ŠEBESTA. Aktivní naslouchání při vyučování : rozvíjení komunikačních dovedností na 1. stupni ZŠ. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2006, 102 s. ISBN 8073671018. info
  • NELEŠOVSKÁ, Alena. Pedagogická komunikace v teorii a praxi : význam komunikace, vztah učitele k žákovi, komunikace ve škole, ukázky. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2005, 171 stran. ISBN 8024707381. URL info
  • CANGELOSI, James S. Strategie řízení třídy : jak získat a udržet spolupráci žáků při výuce. Vyd. 3. Praha: Portál, 2000, 289 s. ISBN 8071784060. info
  • MAREŠ, Jiří and Jaro KŘIVOHLAVÝ. Komunikace ve škole. Vydání první. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1995, 210 stran. ISBN 8021010703. info
Teaching methods
Presentations, feedback, reflection, discussion.
Assessment methods
Additional information:
To complete the course successfuly:
- 75% attendance in seminars is required;
- it is a requirement to obtain a video recording of one's own output (video interpretation) and to prepare a written reflection or self-reflection focused on the evaluation of one's own communication competence (in the range of 1-2 pages, 5000 characters). Individual feedback on this task will be provided to the student through the evaluation block in IS MUNI.
The student prepares partial tasks (worksheets) for selected topics according to the assignment of the teacher (reading, group work).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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