AJU2305 Teaching practice 3

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Nicola Catherine Fořtová, B.A., M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jitka Sedláčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. František Tůma, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dorota Egerlová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. František Tůma, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJU2103 EFL Didactics III && AJU2401 Practical English Exam && AJU2402 Oral Practical English Exam
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course builds up on the course entitled Teaching practice 2. Students spend another two weeks in a selected secondary school (preferably of a different type) to develop professionally. Students spend two weeks in a selected secondary schools to develop professionally. Students will observe their mentor and their peers, prepare and teach EFL lessons on their own and with their peers, take part in reflective and feedback sessions, shadow their mentor in everyday school activities. Students compile a portfolio for future reference, which will be worked with at the final State exam.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, a student will be able to: 1. Prepare suitable plans for English language lessons in line with the focus of the course and school (e.g. General English, the culture and literature of English-speaking countries, inter-cultural communication, ESP) 2. Select, adapt and supplement material appropriate to the student needs and institutional settings and teach a class with an awareness of different student needs and learning preferences. 3. Teach and team-teach language lessons demonstrating effective execution of their planning and adjusting their teaching appropriately to actual circumstances of teaching English in upper-secondary classrooms. 4. Analyse and reflect on their own teaching, classroom planning and practice and give and receive constructive feedback. 5. Manage everyday tasks of a secondary school teacher, for example, filling in a class register. 6. Compare the two different school placement situations (i.e. External teaching practice 1 & 2). 7. Administer and correct a written assignment.
Syllabus
  • 1. Planning and teaching lessons in pairs (team teaching) and independently (of which at least 5 will be consecutive ones with one class) 2. Preparation of lessons that will guide the students to submit written assignments (e.g. essays, letters), grading, analysis and evaluation of the products (to be administered in the class where the student taught at least 5 consecutive classes) 3. Classroom observation 4. Teaching analysis, feedback and self-reflection 5. Shadowing their mentor in everyday school-related tasks and trying out activities, such as filling in a class register, marking progress tests, etc. 6. Completing tasks before, during and after the teaching practice
Literature
    required literature
  • Rámcový vzdělávací program daného typu školy (dostupné z www.rvp.cz)
  • Individual school educational programmes relevant to the secondary school placement
    recommended literature
  • Crooks, G. (2003). A Practicum in TESOL: Professional Development through Teaching Practice. Cambridge: CUP.
  • Parrott, M. (2010). Grammar for English Language Teachers. Cambridge: CUP.
  • Scrivener, J. (1994). Learning Teaching: A guidebook for English Language Teachers. Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann.
  • Harmer, J. (2007). The practice of English Language Teaching. Harlow: Longman.
  • Thornbury, S. (1997). About Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Gower, R., Phillips, D., & Walters, S. (2005). Teaching Practice Handbook. Oxford: Macmillan.
Teaching methods
Students teach under the supervision of mentors, complete observation tasks, take part in everyday secondary school activities
Assessment methods
In order to get credits for this course, the students need to teach the required number of EFL lessons in a selected secondary school, observe their mentors and peers, and compile and submit a portfolio of all documents, tasks, personal reflections and mentor reports. Portfolio tasks include: analysis of School Educational Programme, textbook analysis, analysis of the writing assignment, a comparative essay detailing the differences in the two distinct school placement situations (i.e. Teaching Practice 2 and 3) and a reflective essay related to further professional development.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
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