LJ953 Seminar in didactics of the Latin language

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Dana Stehlíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Tomáš Weissar (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Dana Stehlíková, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
NOW( LJ951 Didactics of Latin )
The requirement for the participation in this class is a completed bachelor degree in the Latin language and literature
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 course is designed for students of single-subject studies of the Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Latin Language and Literature as a supplement to the Didactics of the Latin Language I. Its aim is to develop students’ theoretical knowledge of Latin didactics by applying particular didactic concepts in practical tasks. The focus is especially on the transfer of general didactic concepts applicable in Latin teaching, which is in many respects a highly specific matter.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:
- apply basic pedagogical and didactic concepts in Latin teaching with regard to the specifics of Latin in comparison with living languages;
- propose and describe one’s own didactic approach to Latin teaching with regard to particular school types (four-year high schools, eight-year high schools, medical schools, various types of colleges offering courses of Latin terminology);
- propose particular and effective means of language acquisition;
- thoroughly analyze particular issues related to the goals of Latin teaching.
Syllabus
  • The course is based on the syllabus of the Didactics of the Latin Language I and offers practical tasks and activities related to individual topics covered in Latin didactics.
  • 1. various approaches to foreign language teaching, specifics of Latin as a dead language;
  • 2. various goals of Latin teaching with regard to various school types (vocational vs. high schools), students’ age, number of instruction units etc.;
  • 3. comparison of approaches to Latin teaching (traditional vs. alternative methods);
  • 4. Latin teaching practice in the Czech Republic and abroad, and its reflexion among classical philologists;
  • 5. textbooks and teaching materials for individual methods, including e-materials;
  • 6. Latin as a tool for developing reading and analytical skills;
  • 7. Latin as a languge of the European culture;
  • 8. the so-called Living Latin and the limits of its use in class;
  • 9. motivation for promoting the Latin language, literature, and culture
Literature
  • PÍŠOVÁ, Michaela and Klára ULIČNÁ. Didaktika cizích jazyků (Foreign langauge didactics). In Iva, Stuchlíková, Tomáš Janík et al. Oborové didaktiky: vývoj - stav - perspektivy. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, p. 67-92. Syntézy výzkumu vzdělávání, sv. 2. ISBN 978-80-210-7769-0. URL info
  • JANÍKOVÁ, Věra. Didaktika cizích jazyků a profesionalizace učitele (Metodology of foreign language teaching and teacher professionalization). In Škola v proměnách (Učitel – žák – učivo). 2009. info
  • JANÍKOVÁ, Věra. Didaktika cizích jazyků v integrovaném a interdisciplinárním pojetí. (Language Taeching Methodology in Integrating and Interdisciplinary Approach.). In Integrované přístupy k vyučovaniu cudzích jazykov - CLIL a LLIL. Cudzie jazyky v škole 4. 1st ed. Nitra: Pedagogická fakulta UKF, 2007, p. 20-26, 6 pp. ISBN 978-80-8094-225-0. info
  • Společný evropský referenční rámec pro jazyky : jak se učíme jazykům, jak je vyučujeme a jak v jazycích hodnotíme. Translated by Jaroslava Ivanová. 2. české vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2006, xviii, 267. ISBN 8024414252. info
  • CHODĚRA, Radomír. Moderní výuka cizích jazyků : didaktika cizích jazyků jako vědní obor. Praha: Apra, 1993, 135 s. ISBN 9999001971. info
  • HENDRICH, Josef. Didaktika cizích jazyků. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1988, 498 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Discussion about the didactic topics covered in class, reading assignments (didactic texts), group work with secondary sources, presentation of particular didactic issues.
Assessment methods
Paper on an assigned scholarly text, presentation of one’s own solution to a particular didactic issue, class attendance (75%). All written materials produced within the course become a part of student’s portfolio.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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