Course: Didactics of the English Language and Literature in Primary Education 1

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Course title Didactics of the English Language and Literature in Primary Education 1
Course code USP/S2DA1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pokrivčáková Silvia, prof. PaedDr. PhD.
Course content
- Teaching English language and literature to primary pupils in the world, in Europe and in the Czech Republic (history and present). - Objectives, contents and organizational system primary foreign language education in the Czech Republic. - Research in the field of linguo-didactics. - The teacher of English language and literature in lower primary schools (assumptions, criteria, qualification growth). - Pedagogical - psychological specifics of primary pupils in English language and literature. - Organization of teaching process in English language and literature classes. - Setting goals and teaching preparation. - Organization and equipment of the classroom. Teaching aids. - English friendly school environment. - Pedagogical interaction in English language classes. - Evaluation of pupils' performance.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
  • Participation in classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 20 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
  • Educational trip - 4 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 18 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
nespecifikováno
nespecifikováno
learning outcomes
The student will be orientated in terminology of didactics of the English language and will be acquainted with basic principles of teaching foreign languages to lower primary pupils. The student will be able to solve particular linguo-didactic problems within teaching English language and literature to lower primary pupils.
The student will be orientated in terminology of didactics of the English language and will be acquainted with basic principles of teaching foreign languages to lower primary pupils. The student will be able to solve particular linguo-didactic problems within teaching English language and literature to lower primary pupils.
teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
assessment methods
Preparation of a presentation
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Preparation of a presentation
Recommended literature
  • CEFR. Rada Európy. http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/education/elp/elp-reg/Source/Key_reference/CEFR_EN.pdf. 2001.
  • FOX, S. Young Learners English Starters Teacher?s Notes. London: Macmillan Education, 2011. Dostupné z: http://www.macmillanenglish.com/uploadedFiles/Course/Y/YL%20Starters%20eTeacher%27s%20Notes.pdf.
  • INGRAM, E. Language Development in Children. In: Fraser, H. O´Donnel, W. R. (Eds.). Applied Linguistics and the Teaching of English. pp. 21-37. London: Longman, 1969.
  • LOJOVÁ, G., STRAKOVÁ, Z. Teoretické východiská vyučovania angličtiny v primárnom vzdelávaní. Bratislava: UK, 2012.
  • POKRIVČÁKOVÁ, S. Modern Teacher of English. Nitra: ASPA, 2010.
  • PRŮCHA, J. Dětská řeč a komunikace. Poznatky vývojové psycholingvistiky. Praha: Grada, 2011.
  • SCOTT, W. A. - YTREBERG, L. H. Teaching English to Children. Longman, 1994.
  • STRAKOVÁ, Z., CIMERMANOVÁ, I. Učiteľ cudzieho jazyka v kontexte primárneho vzdelávania. Prešov: Prešovská univerzita v Prešove, 2010.


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