PdF:A2MP_PPA1A Professional English 1A - Course Information

A2MP_PPA1A Practical and Professional English 1A

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Ailsa Marion Randall, M.A. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Aaron Marc Collier, B.A.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková

Timetable

Thu 9:45–11:25 učebna 59

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

• Lower Secondary School and Language School Teacher Training in English Language (programme PdF, N-ZS)

Course objectives

The aim of this course is to provide students with a means for developing and extending their use of English with particular emphasis on English related to teaching. It focuses on the English needed in the classroom, for studying the EFL teaching and learning, for participating in teacher development and teacher-training courses, conferences, workshops etc. The framework of the course is based upon a book called "English for the Teacher" (see Literature below), which is a language improvement course for teachers of English as a Foreign Language piloted successfully in various parts of the world with a range of different teachers.
At the end of this course, students should have practiced and improved their classroom language as well as the English used in the EFL/ESL/TEFL/TESOL theoretical discourse. They should be able to interpret materials in English for professional development of teachers and make reasoned decisions about their teaching based on theory and practice.

Syllabus

• Units 1-6 from English for the Teacher will be covered during the 1st semester of the course. Each session will also comprise students' presentations as well as extra practice of various aspects of grammar/vocabulary.
• Unit 1: About communication
• Unit 2: About language learning
• Unit 3: About you
• Unit 4: Talking about coursebooks
• Unit 5: Talking about lessons
• Unit 6: Talking about relationships
• Unit 7: Professional Development

Literature

• SPRATT, Mary. English for the teacher : a language development course. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, xi, 158. ISBN 0521426766. info
• SLATTERY, Mary and Jane R. WILLIS. English for primary teachers : a handbook of activities and classroom language. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, 148 s. ISBN 0194375633. info

Teaching methods

There will be seminar groups in which students will participate in pair-work, group-work and whole class-work. They will give a presentation and complete tasks for homework through Moodlinka and in the text books.

Assessment methods

Completion prerequisites:
- attendance (minimum 80%);
- active participation in seminars, contribution and preparation;
- written assignment (a seminar essay);
- seminar presentation on a selected topic;
- final test (to pass: score over 65%).

Teaching methods:
- work with texts; vocabulary, grammar, skills and listening practice based on the textbook;
- class discussion over the topics on the syllabus;
- students presentations and related discussion;
- homework - study of Internet sources.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2010, recent)
  
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