AJ_SLD Teaching English to Learners with Specific Learning Difficulties

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Rita Chalmers Collins (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable
Tue 16:10–17:50 pracovna 303
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course will allow students to examine theories and techniques for teaching English as a foreign language to learners with specific learning disabilities. Information, resources and examples of teaching methods will be provided. Students will understand methods and materials that are useful for mixed-abilities language-learning classes.
Syllabus
  • This class meets weekly. Each session will include a warm-up exercise, brief lecture, demonstration of methods and activities and a dialogue journal. Articles posted on Moodlinka are required reading for this course.
  • WEEK TOPIC 1 Introduction and overview
  • 2 Defining Learning Disabilities
  • 3 Teaching Speaking
  • 4 Phonics
  • 5 Teaching Listening
  • 6 Listening activities
  • 7 Teaching Reading
  • 8 Evaluating reading materials and adaptations
  • 9 Teaching writing
  • 10 Self-publishing and Language experience
  • 11 Student projects
  • 12 Student projects
  • 13 Review
Literature
  • Reading materials for this course are available on Moodlinka or in a hard copy from instructor
Assessment methods
This course is based on 100 points that will be divided among the following activities:
Class participation 20 points
Forum 30 points
Quizzes 20 points
Presentation 30 points
Total maximum 100 points A minimum of 70% is needed to pass this course. This course is designed to provide students with interactive opportunities for learning how to teach EFL to learners with specific learning disabilities. It also is an opportunity to use English in a professional educational setting. Therefore, class participation is strongly encouraged by regular attendance and by taking part in class activities.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 2 hodiny.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=695
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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