UZAJ9502 English Language and LiteratureTeaching Methodology II

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
James Edward Thomas, 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
Tue 13:20–14:55 G31, Wed 11:40–15:45 G31
Prerequisites
( UZAJ9501 ELT Methodology I && ( UZAJ1110 Practical English Exam || AJ21110 Practical English Exam )) && SOUHLAS && NOW( UZAJ9503 ELT Practice ) && NOW( UZAJ9504 ELT Practice II )
Examination in English language: AJ21110, Methodology I: UZAJ9501
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/24, only registered: 0/24
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course is intended as a follw-up to Methodology I. It combines: (a) practical components such as classroom techniques (back chaining, dictogloss, timelines, eliciting, concept checking, TTT, PPP etc), (b) theoretical issues such as past and present methodologies, first and second language acquisition, input-intake-output, multiple intelligences, consructionism, (c) considerable attention is also paid to language itself, the nature of vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation, notions and functions, (d) an awareness of the field of ELT as a career. The ultimate aim is to produce graduates who will be well-equipped with skills and knowledge to begin a career in English language teaching in secondary schools.
Syllabus
  • A: Theory Course:- 1. Course introductions, creation of a Wiki 2. Four past methodologies 3. Examining a described lesson, (Brown Ch 1) 4. The Lexical Syllabus - introduction to this book 5. The Good Teacher - a journal article 6. First Language Acquisition 7. Second Language Acquisition 8. Notions and Functions 9. Selected areas of phonology 10. Approaches to teaching B: Practical matters:- Vocabulary pre-teaching Teaching literature in Secondary Schools Questions as teaching techniques Using dialogues Lesson preparation Preparation of teaching material Course design Assessing students pre, during and post C: Student presentations in selected areas, for example, Learner training, roles of the teacher, constructionism, neurolinguistic programming, constructionism, accuracy and fluency, etc.
Literature
  • LIGHTBOWN, Patsy and Nina Margaret SPADA. How languages are learned. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, ix, 233. ISBN 0194422240. info
  • SCRIVENER, Jim. Learning teaching : a guidebook for English language teachers. Oxford: Heinemann, 1994, vi, 218 p. ISBN 0-435-24089-718. info
  • HARMER, Jeremy. How to teach English : new edition. Harlow: Longman, 2007, 288 s. ISBN 9781405853026. info
  • HARMER, Jeremy. The practice of English language teaching. New edition. London: Longman, 1991, 296 s. ISBN 0582046564. info
  • THORNBURY, Scott. About language : tasks for teachers of English. Cambridge: University Press, 1997, xviii, 269. ISBN 0-521-42720-7. info
  • THORNBURY, Scott. Beyond the sentence : introducing discourse analysis. 1st pub. Oxford: Macmillan, 2005, 192 s. ISBN 9781405064071. info
  • THORNBURY, Scott. How to teach grammar. Edited by Jeremy Harmer. First published. Harlow: Pearson, 1999, ix, 182. ISBN 9780582339323. info
  • THORNBURY, Scott. How to teach vocabulary. Harlow: Longman, 2002, vi, 185. ISBN 0582429668. info
Assessment methods
Quizzes,summaries or critical assessments based on course readings; Terminology test; Contributions in class; Contributions to the wiki; Seminar presentation; Optional Academic paper to ameliorate disappointing grades.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2009.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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