Course: ELT Methodology I

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Course title ELT Methodology I
Course code KAA/LDI1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Zitková Helena, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Observation principles. Teacher.Reflection and self-reflection. Learner. Aims. Content. Organisation of teaching / learning processes. Communication. Communicative competence. Activity types. Evaluation, feedback. Aids supporting learning. Textbook evaluation. Course evaluation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities, Projection, Skills training, Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
  • unspecified - 16 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 16 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 8 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 39 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 2 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The main aim is to provide introduction to the notional apparatus of this area of study. Acquiring a system of basic facts and concepts helps to evolve students´ skill to orientate in complex issues related to the content and process of teaching / learning English to primary school learners. Content-based integration of relevant courses develops students´ competence to identify specific problems, to pose questions, to analyse and evaluate their own experience and the experience of others.
Students´ professional competence, specifically the ability to orientate in complex issues related to the content and process of teaching / learning English to primary / lower secondary school learners is developed. Students learn to identify problems, pose questions, critically analyse and evaluate one´s own experience as well as that gained by others.
Prerequisites
unspecified

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

integration of outcomes (all relevant courses) - due to the fact that this subject is a part of an integrated group of 3 subjects (OBD1, LDI1, PRX1), the basic prerequisite for getting the credit is meeting all the requirements of all these subjects knowledge of required readings format: oral interview based on the portfolio in English active participation in seminars (2 absences at maximum) submission of a portfolio (teaching practice file - observation sheets, list of literature according to ISO 690 or APA, aditional materials) DEADLINE: 6. 1. 2017
Recommended literature
  • BROWN, H.D. Principles of Language Learning and Teaching. Pearson, 2014. ISBN 978-0133041941.
  • GOWER, R.; PHILLIPS, D.; WALTERS, S. Teaching Practice Handbook. Heinemann, 1995.
  • HARMER, J. The Practice of English Language Teaching. Longman, 2001.
  • HEDGE, T. Teaching and Learning in the Language Classroom. OUP, 2000.
  • HENDRICH, J. ET AL. Didaktika cizích jazyků. SPN Praha, 1988.
  • LIGHTBOWN, P.M.; SPADA, N. How Languages Are Learned. OUP, 2006. ISBN 9-780194-422246.
  • Pasch, Marvin. Od vzdělávacího programu k vyučovací hodině : [jak pracovat s kurikulem]. Praha: Portál, 2005. ISBN 80-7367-054-2.
  • SCRIVENER, J. Learning Teaching. Macmillan Heinemann, 1994.
  • Škoda, Jiří. Psychodidaktika : metody efektivního a smysluplného učení a vyučování. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3341-8.
  • WILLIAMS, M.; BURDEN, R.L. Psychology for Language Teachers: A Social Constructivist Approach. CUP, 2012. ISBN 10-0521498805.


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 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Education (2013) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter