Course: ELT Methodology A

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Course title ELT Methodology A
Course code KAJ/KUAAQ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + On-line Activities
Level of course Master
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
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)
  • Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Ponížilová Lenka, Mgr.
  • Balíková Ludmila, Mgr. Bc.
  • Kořínková Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Aims and content of primary language education. Methods and activities suitable for teaching English to primary pupils. Language games. Classroom management. Communicative approach. Classroom English. Teaching aids. Language as a system, language as a skill.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
This course is aimed at the basic principles of ELT methodology with the focus on teaching English to young learners. The students will learn about the main principles of the communicative approach to teaching English at primary level of compulsory education.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Didactic Test, Seminar Work

80% attendance, active participation, completion of all classwork tasks.
Recommended literature
  • (2002). Evropské jazykové portfolio pro žáky do 11 let v České republice. Plzeň.
  • BREWSTER, J, ELLIS,G. (1992). The Primary English Teacher Guide. London: Penguin.
  • GILL, S., LENOCHOVÁ, A. (2004). Classroom English. Olomouc.
  • HALLIWELL, S. (1992). Teaching English in the Primary Classroom. Harlow:Longman.
  • PINTER, A. (2011). Teaching Young Language Learners. Oxford.
  • SCOTT, W. (1990). Teaching English to Children. Harlow: Longman.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching at primary schools (MD18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching at primary schools (MD16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching at primary schools (MD17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter