Course: Introduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Language

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Course title Introduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Course code KAA/BUDAJ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
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
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Keplová Kateřina, Mgr.
  • Černá Monika, doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lesson planning. Teaching pronunciation. Teaching vocabulary. Teaching grammar. Teaching listening. Teaching reading. Teaching speaking (overall spoken production, spoken interaction). Teaching writing (overall written production, written and online interaction). Mediation. Textbook evaluation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Monitoring, Skills training, Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
  • Contact teaching - 39 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 50 hours per semester
  • Independent critical reading - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 21 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The main aim of the course is to further develop the knowledge base for teaching, i.e. the system of facts and concepts previously acquired as well as the skill to orientate in complex issues related to the content and process of teaching / learning English to primary school learners.

Prerequisites
unspecified
KAA/BUDCJ

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation, Discussion, Student portfolio analysis

Active participation in seminars (max.2 missed classes) and submission of the required materials: plans of microteaching performances, evaluation forms, annotations of required readings as specified during the course, list of literature. Format of the exam: interview based on the submitted materials
Recommended literature
  • Celce-Murcia, M., Brinton, D., Snow, M. A. Teaching English as a second or foreign language. Boston, 2014. ISBN 978-1-111-35169-4.
  • Celce-Murcia. Teaching pronunciation. 2010. ISBN 978-0-521-72975-8.
  • Goh, C. C. M., Burns, A. Teaching speaking: A holistic approach. New York, 2012. ISBN 978-1-107-64833-3.
  • Harmer, J. How to teach writing. Harlow, 2004. ISBN 0-582-77998-7.
  • Harmer, J. The practice of English language teaching. London, 2015. ISBN 978-1-4479-8025-4.
  • Nuttall, C. Teaching reading skills in a foreign language. Oxford, 2005. ISBN 1-4050-8005-1.
  • Scrivener, J. Learning Teaching. London, 2011. ISBN 978-0-230-72984-1.
  • Thornbury, S. How to teach vocabulary. Harlow, 2004. ISBN 0-582-42966-8.
  • Thornbury, S. Uncovering grammar. 2001. ISBN 0-333-95282-0.
  • Wilson, J.J. How to teach listening. Harlow, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4058-4775-9.


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