Course: Teaching English to Pupils with Special Educational Needs

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Course title Teaching English to Pupils with Special Educational Needs
Course code KAJ/DISPQ
Organizational form of instruction Seminar + On-line Activities
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
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.
  • Kořínková Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Students will be acquainted with the range of characteristics and needs of learners with SEN, especially dyslexic pupils, in English lessons. They will learn to use appropriate teaching methods that will enable learners with SEN acquire various aspects of English (spelling, vocabulary, grammar, listening an speaking skills) in a more effective and less stressful way. Students will learn to modify teaching materials, design appropriate learning tasks and create suitable teaching aids.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration, Work Activities
Learning outcomes
After passing the course, students will be able: to identify learners with SEN to undestand the specific needs of learners with SEN in English lessons to adopt mainstream English language teaching materials for learners with SEN to propose an individual plan for learners with SEN

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Students will comment on 1-2 units of a course book commonly use dat Czech lower secondary schools, design modification suitable for pupils with SEN, reccomend suitable teaching and studying strategies, extra practise materials and special aids.
Recommended literature
  • HURTOVÁ, D.; STRNADOVÁ, I.; ŠIGUTOVÁ, M. (2006). Nápadníček pro učitele a rodiče (nejen) dětí s dyslexií, které začínají s angličtinou. . Oxford.
  • IVANOVÁ, J.; A. LENOCHOVÁ. (2009). Learners with Specific Learning Difficulties. . Olomouc: Vydavatelství UP.
  • Olga Zelinková. (2005). Cizí jazyky a specifické poruchy učení.


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 English at Lower Secondary Schools (NA18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -