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/KDSPQ
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + On-line Activities
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
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.
  • Bartsch Veselá Zuzana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Nevařil Josef, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kořínková Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course focuses on teaching learners with special educational needs. The main topics covered during the course are as follows: Teaching English to learners with SEN. Symptoms of learners with SEN (types of errors, conduct, social problems). The main categories of pupils with SEN ? dyslexia and dysgraphia, specially-impaired learners. Individual plan. Modifications of teaching materials and the design of specific exercises suitable for SEN learners. Assessing and evaluating learners with SEN.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration, Work Activities
Learning outcomes
to undestand the specific needs of learners with SEN to be able to adopt materials for the mainsteam learners for Learners with SEN to diagnose the learner with SEN to be able to propose an individual plan for learners with SEN

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Students are required to do the following to obtain a credit: Either to submit a set of 3-5 detailed lesson plans including the materials specifically modified for SEN learners or give a 15-minute presentation of 2 short activities suitable for SEN learners.
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.
  • ZELINKOVÁ, O. (2003). Poruchy učení. Specifické vývojové poruchy čtení, psaní a dalších školních dovedností. . Praha.


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 in Lower Secondary Schools (NA24-X) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -