Course: Didactics of the English Language and Practice 2

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Course title Didactics of the English Language and Practice 2
Course code USP/Z7DA2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Najvar Petr, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Horníčková Beata, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Modern approaches to primary foreign language education. - Objectives, content, forms of foreign language education in primary education. - Principles of teaching English focused on the student and based on his needs. - Imagination and creativity in primary foreign language education. - Creative activities (creation of small objects). - Artistic activities (stories, folklore, songs, verse, poems, etc.). - Dramatization. - Use of authentic materials. - Project tasks for younger pupils. - Preparation and analysis of pedagogical practice with reflection. - New technologies in foreign language education.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Text analysis
  • Participation in classes - 56 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 10 hours per semester
  • Educational trip - 16 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 18 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
unspecified
unspecified
learning outcomes
aims, principles and techniques of volabulary teaching
aims, principles and techniques of volabulary teaching
aims, principles and techniques of teaching pronunciation
aims, principles and techniques of teaching pronunciation
aims, principles and techniques of teaching grammar
aims, principles and techniques of teaching grammar
aims, principles and techniques of project teaching and other forms and autonomous learning
aims, principles and techniques of project teaching and other forms and autonomous learning
support the development of receptive and productive language skills
support the development of receptive and productive language skills
Skills
critically evaluate authentic lessons of primary school English lesson
critically evaluate authentic lessons of primary school English lesson
use in English on the B1 (or higher) according to the CEFR
use in English on the B1 (or higher) according to the CEFR
use digital technologies in primary English classes
use digital technologies in primary English classes
plan, realise and reflect a primary school English lesson
plan, realise and reflect a primary school English lesson
use professional language adequately
use professional language adequately
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Text analysis
Text analysis
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
assessment methods
Analysis of the student's portfolio
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of the student's portfolio
Written examination
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • Claire, E. ESL Teacher?s Activities Kit. OUP., 2016.
  • Ferlazzo, L. & Sypnieski, K. H. The ESL / ELL Teacher's Survival Guide: Ready-to-Use Strategies, Tools, and Activities for Teaching English Language.. OUP, 2012.
  • Ingram, E. Language Development in Children. In: Fraser, H., O´Donnel, W. R. (Eds.). Applied Linguistics and the Teaching of English, 21-37. London: Longman, 1969.
  • Pokrivčáková, S. Teaching Techniques for Modern Teachers of English.. Nitra: ASPA., 2013.
  • Průcha, Jan. Dětská řeč a komunikace : poznatky vývojové psycholingvistiky. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3603-7.
  • Scott, W. A., & Ytenberg, J. H. Teaching English to Children. Longman, 1994.
  • Slattery, M, & Willis, J. English Primary Teachers. OUP, 2010.
  • Stocker, D. A., & Stocker, G. A. Children?s ESL Curriculum: Learning English with Laughter. OUP, 2012.
  • Straková, Z., & Cimermanová, I. Učiteľ cudzieho jazyka v kontexte primárneho vzdelávania. Prešov: Prešovská univerzita v Prešove., 2010.


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