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English language teaching methodology II - OPNA3A022A
Title: Didaktika anglického jazyka II
Guaranteed by: Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury (41-KAJL)
Faculty: Faculty of Education
Actual: from 2021
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 6
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:1/2, Ex [HT]
Extent per academic year: 0 [hours]
Capacity: 15 / 45 (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: doc. PhDr. Klára Uličná, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): doc. PhDr. Klára Uličná, Ph.D.
Pre-requisite : OPNA3A012A, OPNA3A013A
Is co-requisite for: OPNA3A023A
Is incompatible with: OPNZ1A047B, OKNZ1A047B
Is pre-requisite for: OPNA3A033A
Annotation -
The study subject aims at approaches and methods of English language teaching. Based on the linguistic as well as psychological foundations, students are introduced to the historical development of foreign language teaching and learning, including the main changes in the teaching and learning processes and aims. At the end of the course, students will be able to evaluate the relevance of selected approaches and methods in relation to stated aims in order to plan lessons effectively.
Last update: Uličná Klára, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (17.01.2023)
Descriptors -

literature study (12 hours), study materials (25 hours), required tasks (30 hours), exam preparation (20 hours)

Last update: Uličná Klára, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (17.01.2023)
Course completion requirements -

1. Attendance (no more than two missed classes), active participation, attendance at the SWOP-SHOP

2. Designed and during the teaching practice piloted activities (GTM-DM-ALM-TPR) + their possible “evaluation”/AAA

 

3. Required reading:

·       A list of relevant key words associated with each method/approach

·       creating an observation sheet for each method/approach based on the required reading

4. Micro-teaching (15 min, individually OR in pairs): a

·       a demonstration of what one of the methods/approaches looks like in practice (the best of the method, its ispiration), aimed at lower or upper secondary school learners (communicative competence A2-B1

·       send me your lesson plan two days before your teaching via e-mail

Your micro-teaching will demonstrate the selected method. An excellent presentation involves correct use of English, meeting the principles and using the techniques that are typical for the particular method/approach, and it is original.

5. Portfolio, own Eclectic approach/method, time-line (commented)

Your portfolio will contain:

-  your micro-teaching preparation (lesson plan, materials)

-  your micro-teaching self-reflection based on theory, practical experience and the feedback you have gained from your colleagues‘ observation sheets

-  your activities piloted during the teaching practice + their evaluation/reflection (AAA) 

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-  a list of keywords associated with each method/approach

-  completed observation sheets for each method/approach

Each observation sheet reflects the theory of the studied method/approach. No important features are omitted. The observation sheet should help you understand the experience you will have in class; to connect each part of your colleague’s presentation to theory and proper terminology.

At least three different approaches to observation sheet design are employed.

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-       Own Eclectic Approach

-       Original time-line capturing the development of ELT foundations, methods/approaches and aims (commented)

6. An oral interview (in pairs)

The oral interview: An excellent performance demonstrates your knowledge of all of the discussed methods and approaches, your understanding of their similarities and differences, your ability to compare and contrast their various aspects, basic knowledge of their history, understanding their connection to theories of language and theories of learning, understanding of what influence they have had on current language teaching, and an awareness of what influence they have on you as a future English teacher. While your colleague is talking, you listen carefully, you may make notes, and afterwards you will ask questions that are theoretically in accord with the method/approach and that will address its unmentioned aspects.

3 attempts

Last update: Uličná Klára, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (12.02.2025)
Literature -

Obligatory:

RICHARDS, Jack C.; RODGERS, Theodore S. Approaches and methods in language teaching. Cambridge University Press, 2014. (selected chapters)

Recomnded:

ASHER, J.: Learning Another Language Through Actions. Los Gatos: Sky Oaks Productions, Inc., 2003.

KRASHEN, S.; TERRELL, T.: The Natural Approach: Language Acquisition in the Classroom. Hemel Hempstead: Prentice Hall Europe, 1988.

Kumaravadivelu, B. (2003). Beyond methods: macro-strategies for language teaching. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN: 0-300-09573-2.

KUMARAVADIVELU, B. Understanding Language Teaching: From Method to Postmethod. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005. (selected chapters)

Larsen-Freeman, D. (2000). Techniques and principles in language teaching. Oxford: OUP. ISBN: 978-019-4355-742.

LARSEN-FREEMAN, D.; ANDERSON, M. Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching. Oxford: OUP, 2011.

SKEHAN, P. A. Cognitive Approach to Language Learning. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998.

HOWATT, A. P. R., WIDDOWSON, H. G.: History of English Language Teaching, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.   

Van den Branden, K. (2006). Task-based language education: From theory to practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 13 978-0-521-68952-6.

Williams, M., & Burden, R. L. (1997). Psychology for language teachers: a social constructivist approach. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 978-0-521-49880-7.

WILLIS, J.: A Framework for Task-Based Learning. Harlow: Longman, 1996.

Last update: Uličná Klára, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (17.01.2023)
Syllabus -
  • theoretical foundations; Historical overview; approach, method, technique – terminology and concepts
  • grammar-translation method
  • direct method
  • natural approach
  • audio-lingual method
  • silent way
  • (de)suggestopedia
  • community language learning
  • total physical response
  • communicative approach
  • dogme method
  • task-based approach
  • action oriented approach
  • content-based approaches, CLIL
  • other selected approaches and methods, e.g. lexical approach
  • post-method era; eclectic approach
Last update: Uličná Klára, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (28.01.2025)
Learning outcomes -

Students...

...define key concepts and terms related to the topic of approaches and methods in teaching English as a foreign language.

...explain the underlying psychological foundations of foreign language teaching.

...explain the underlying linguistic foundations of foreign language teaching.

...describe, explain and provide examples of different approaches and methods of foreign language teaching.

...interpret the literature studied and select/identify key aspects of each method and approach in relation to contemporary foreign language teaching.

... consider the advantages and disadvantages of each aspect of the selected approaches and methods of foreign language teaching in relation to the stated aims and age characteristics of the learners.

...prepare their own microteaching in accordance with the principles of the selected approach or method of foreign language teaching.

...design own observation sheets corresponding to the theoretical foundations of the different approaches and methods of foreign language teaching in order to provide peer feedback.

...analyze practical teaching demonstrations of individual approaches and methods of foreign language teaching.

...evaluate and justify microtreachings of classmates with the support of own observation sheet.

...design own eclectic approach to teaching English as a foreign language.

Last update: Uličná Klára, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (28.01.2025)
 
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