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Course, academic year 2025/2026
   
Communication Skills in Science Education - MC280C27
Title: Communication Skills in Science Education
Czech title: Komunikační dovednosti ve vzdělávání v přírodních vědách
Guaranteed by: Department of Chemistry Education (31-280)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2025
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 1
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/1, C [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: not taught
Language: English
Explanation: pro novou akreditaci
Guarantor: RNDr. Eva Stratilová Urválková, Ph.D.
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Annotation -
The course is designed for pre-service teachers (students of undergraduate chemistry teaching programs). The aim is to develop language skills in the context of science education, to learn about different chemistry science education and to practice active English communication within chemistry and science topics.
Last update: Petrželová Simona, RNDr., Ph.D. (11.10.2024)
Literature -

Vocabulary for teaching chemistry: is.muni.cz/do/rect/el/estud/pedf/ps16/chemistry/web/pages/lesson-1.html

Curriculum documents: Science for ISCED2 - England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Iceland, Norway.

Teaching materials for primary and secondary schools: e.g., edu.rsc.org/teacher-pd/in-person/materialschemistry/classroom-resources sciencetrek.org/topics/chemistry www.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/crash-course/t/crash-course-chemistry/ (video)

Textbook: Oxford IB Diploma Programme - Chemistry, Course companion, Oxford University Press

Journal of Chemical Education, Chemistry Teacher International

Appropriate YouTobe channels focused on chemistry education.

GoogleTranslator (translate.google.cz/?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&op=translate), DLtranslator (www.deepl.com/en/products/translator)

Last update: Petrželová Simona, RNDr., Ph.D. (11.10.2024)
Requirements to the exam -

Active class participation, preparation of a short presentation, and leading/facilitating a discussion on a topic in chemistry education.

Last update: Petrželová Simona, RNDr., Ph.D. (11.10.2024)
Syllabus -

Chemistry education: Czech and international resources

Chemistry education: online resources

Listen to and reflect on an expert talk on chemistry education

English textbooks in chemistry or science education

Discussing the structure of the textbook and implemented various pedagogical features

Choosing an appropriate example of an educational English text on science subject. Reading and interpreting this English text.

Online translators

Discussion in native and foreign language

Last update: Petrželová Simona, RNDr., Ph.D. (11.10.2024)
Learning outcomes -

The student can coherently communicate and explain a specific topic in chemistry in their native language.

The student will read a paragraph of English text from a professional publication on a chemical topic.

The student interprets a selected paragraph of a written text in English.

The student will use a discipline-specific English dictionary focused on science education.

The student will use a specialized English dictionary focused on chemistry education.

The student can use several online translators to translate a discipline-specific to English text.

The student analyzes the translation of a text using an online translator and suggests revisions to improve the translation.

The student analyzes a curriculum document for teaching science (e.g., chemistry) in English.

The student will assess the strengths and weaknesses of a foreign curriculum for teaching science (chemistry).

The student prepares a discussion on a topic in the field, selects a text to be discussed, studies the text independently and prepares a summary; the student presents an overview of the text and moderates a discussion on the topic. (In English)

The student stimulates the discussion by asking targeted questions and inviting responses from the participants. (In English)

Last update: Petrželová Simona, RNDr., Ph.D. (11.10.2024)
 
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