Course: Language Training for CLIL

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Course title Language Training for CLIL
Course code KAA/JAZP
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vít Marek, Mgr.
Course content
1 Mathematics, working with numbers and figures, equations 2 History, vocabulary, narrative tenses 3 Geography, terminology, the passive 4 Biology, basic anatomy, terminology 5 Physics, basic terminology, working with numbers 6 Chemistry, chemical elements, chemical processes, basic terminology 7 Music and music theory, music terminology 8 Physical education, arts, basic terminology

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities, Demonstration
  • unspecified - 26 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 5 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 10 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 10 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course aims at helping students improve the skill of effective, accurate and fluent communication in the English language in various fields (subjects) taught in elementary schools and prepare future teachers to be able to teach these subjects through English and to implement CLIL (content and language integrated learning) in their teaching. The course focuses primarily on systematically building up the students' vocabulary and relevant grammar structures closely connected to these fields. The student develops their language and communicative competences.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Presentation

Compulsory attendance - 70% Presentation / 'microteaching' on a selected topic Creating wordlists and other teaching materials in written form Final lexical test - the pass mark is 75%
Recommended literature
  • DK Publishing. First Human Body Encyclopedia. USA, 2005. ISBN 978-0756609979.
  • DK Publishing. First Science Encyclopedia. USA, 2008. ISBN 978-0756642969.
  • Oxford University Press. Oxford School Dictionary. Oxford, 2012. ISBN 978-0192756930.
  • Sybilla Beckmann. Mathematics for Elementary Teachers with Activities. Pearson, 2012. ISBN 978-0321825728.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Education (2013) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Education (2013) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter