UZAJ5501 English Language and LiteratureTeaching Methodology I (Comb.)

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Nicola Catherine Fořtová, B.A., M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Timetable
Sat 10:00–14:05 G31
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 this five session course for the participants is to acquire the knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of teaching English to speakers of other languages and thus to lay the foundations for the participants to become effective teachers of English when they expand their knowledge and combine them with their practical skils development in the second part of the course.
Syllabus
  • Basic principles of teaching and learning English; Language systems (vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, functions); Language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing); Classroom management; Error correction; Lesson planning and timetabling; Teaching aids Microteaching
Literature
  • HARMER, Jeremy. How to teach English : new edition. Harlow: Longman, 2007, 288 s. ISBN 9781405853026. info
  • THORNBURY, Scott. Beyond the sentence : introducing discourse analysis. 1st pub. Oxford: Macmillan, 2005, 192 s. ISBN 9781405064071. info
  • SCRIVENER, Jim. Learning teaching : a guidebook for English language teachers. 2nd ed. Oxford: Macmillan, 2005, 431 s. ISBN 1405013990. info
  • THORNBURY, Scott. About language : tasks for teachers of English. Cambridge: University Press, 1997, xviii, 269. ISBN 0521561981. info
  • UR, Penny. A course in language teaching : practice and theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, xiii, 375. ISBN 052156798X. info
  • GOWER, Roger, Diane PHILLIPS and Steve WALTERS. Teaching practice handbook. New edition. Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann, 1995, viii, 215. ISBN 0-435-24059-5. info
Assessment methods
Full attendance is required. Quizzes based on course readings; Terminology test; Teaching Portfolio; Microteaching (including full lesson plan); Contributions in class.
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: 5x2.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008.
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