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Course: ELT methodology

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Course title ELT methodology
Course code KAJ/DIM@
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
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.
  • Nevařil Josef, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Szcześniak Konrad, DR HAB
Course content
Psychological and pedagogical principles underlying foreign language learning. Principles for the short-term and long-term planning of FLT in relation to the requirements set by the national curriculum for foreign languages. Ways of organising teaching and ensuring learner involvement in FLT. Development of methods and approaches to FLT. The changing roles of teachers and learners and their interaction in the course of classroom instruction. Evaluation and selection of teaching materials suitable for FLT in basic schools. Content-based and process syllabus. Basic components constituting a syllabus and its structure. Principles underlying presentation, practice, production and reinforcement of the language systems and language skills. Feedback and assessment. Suitable approaches to error (and mistake) correction with respect to fluency and accuracy. Classroom research and its application to teaching practice.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The students should be able to: - formulate learning aims and criteria to ensure their fulfilment, - evaluate, select and use teaching materials suitable for FLT in basic schools, - use feedback and assessment in a suitable way, - understand the principles of content-based and process syllabus development, - use appropriate methods and approaches to FLT in basic schools, - understand the principles of Visible Learning.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark

Exam - specific information in Moodle.
Recommended literature
  • BARTSCH VESELÁ, Z. (2012). Introduction to ELT Methodology.. Olomouc.
  • HARMER, J. (2011). The Practice of English Language Teaching. Harlow.
  • Hattie, J.; Yates, G. (2014). Visible Learning and the Science of How We Learn. Abingdon.
  • SCRIVENER, J. (2011). Learning Teaching. Oxford.
  • Thornbury, S. (2006). An A-Z of ELT. Oxford.
  • Ur, P. (2012). A Course in English Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.


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 for Lower Secondary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English in Lower Secondary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English in Lower Secondary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English in Lower Secondary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English in Lower Secondary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English in Lower Secondary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English in Lower Secondary Schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 23.01.2025 23:59. Data created for academic year 2024/2025