Course: Teaching Practice III

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Course title Teaching Practice III
Course code KAA/BPRX3
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Reimannová Irena, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Keplová Kateřina, Mgr.
  • Černá Monika, doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Organisational and administrative issues - choice of the school. Setting the tasks. Observing and teaching 12 lessons at a particular school followed by debriefing sessions with the mentor; completion of the tasks set by the university. Interview with the tutor. Additional topics: prevention of bullying at school, prevention of burn-out. These topics will be covered by external experts.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Methods of individual activities, Monitoring, Skills training, Work-related activities
  • Home preparation for classes - 60 hours per semester
  • Internship/Placement - 39 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 11 hours per semester
  • Individual project - 10 hours per semester
  • Data/material collection - 10 hours per semester
  • Independent critical reading - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a credit (assessment) - 10 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Teaching Practice III provides opportunities for students to utilise knowledge and skills previously acquired in the courses of the Professional Module in teaching English at lower secondary schools (2 weeks, 12 lessons). Besides, the student acquires basic orientation in the issues of school culture / climate.
The student develops the professional competence in cooperation with a mentor via the three-phase process: planning - teaching - analysing.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KAA/BUDAJ and KAA/BPRX2

Assessment methods and criteria
Home assignment evaluation, Work-related product analysis, Discussion, Student portfolio analysis

1. Active participation in seminars preceeding the teaching practice, in seminars facilitated by external experts, and in the group discussion after the teaching practice (1 missed classed tolerated). 2. Observing and teaching 12 lessons at a particular school. 3. Delivery of a complete set of documents related to the teaching practice (for details please see Moodle) 4. Individual interview with the tutor based on the required documents.
Recommended literature
  • ČERNÁ, M. et al. Video Library - Teaching Practice II (CD-ROM).. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2008.
  • Richards, J.C., Farrell, T.S.C. Practice Teaching.. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-521-18622-3.


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