Course: Selected chapters from general didactics and ELT methodology

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Course title Selected chapters from general didactics and ELT methodology
Course code KAA/VKOD
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester 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)
  • Reimannová Irena, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Zitková Helena, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
general didactics and ELT methodology final state exams ? format etc. students´ needs analysis 1. Aims 2. Content 3. Teaching and its organization 4. Learner 5. Teacher Professional portfolio ? How to present myself? standard of the teacher profession ? How to recognize a good teacher? pedagogical content knowledge ? How is content created? Other optional topics: standards / tests for 5th and 9th graders; gifted learner; novice teacher; .

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities
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Learning outcomes
Study subject Selected chapters from general didactics and ELT methodology is a concluding subject of the Professional Module. The aim of this subject is to provide students with space for analyzing gained knowledge, its reflection and deepening. Theoretical foundations of students´ professional competence as well as students´ professional development is supported through discussing selected topics and connecting them to some current themes. In the seminars current needs of concrete students in selected areas will be responded to.
Students develop required theoretical knowledge in selected areas from general didactics as well as ELT methodology. They will be able to generalize knowledge acquired in previous study subjects of the Professional module and to connect them with selected current topics.
Prerequisites
DISE
KAA/DISE

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

1. active participation in seminars 2. assignments according to instructions specified through the semester 3. colloquia: presentation of a selected topic (individual or in groups) with a subsequent discussion moderated 4. final interview
Recommended literature


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