AJ1407 Observation Teaching Practice B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Alena Dobrovolná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Chocholatá, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Alena Dobrovolná, 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
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
Students observe English lessons taught by experienced in-service teachers in primary, secondary and language schools. Main objectives can be summarized as follows: being able to analyze what happens in a lesson and compare observed practice with theory studied and discussed in didactic seminars.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- study and understand the theory of the observed phenomenon
- critically observe and describe a certain aspect of the observed teacher's work
- analyze the observed phenomenon
- reflect and compares the observations with his/her own opinions, experience and beliefs.
Syllabus
  • The language of feedback to error
  • Language echoes
  • The learning environment
  • Checking learning
Literature
  • WAJNRYB, Ruth. Classroom observation tasks : a resource book for language teachers and trainers. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992, viii, 145. ISBN 0521407222. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation, observations in school, analysis of the observed lessons, reports and discussion
Assessment methods
Observations in schools; students have to choose three observation tasks and write an observation records to get credits.
Náhradní absolvování
If a student on a study stay abroad is allowed to do the observations in local schools, then they can sign up for the course.
Language of instruction
English
Study support
https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1363
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1363
The teacher can be contacted by e-mail if needed.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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