Epistemology and ontology - subjectivism, relativism, positivism, post-positivism etc,
How to read and understand an applied linguistics research article
The quantitative and qualitative distinction - types of research, their use and application
Critical reading in applied linguistics
Seminar 2 & 3- Teaching grammar
Presenting and practising grammar - techniques
Mistakes and correction
Grammar and accuracy in the Common Europe and Framework of Reference
Seminar 4 & 5 - Teaching speaking
Fluency and accuracy
Designing tasks and materials for speaking
Organizing time and space in speaking activities
Sources for speaking activities
Features of communicative activities
Types of communicative activities
How to get your students to talk.
Speaking and spoken interaction in the Common Europe and Framework of Reference
Seminar 6 - Teaching listening
The process and product dichotomy
Bottom-up and top-down approaches
Principles of teaching listening
Designing tasks, adapting tasks
Sources of materials for listening activities
Working with videos
Listening in the Common Europe and Framework of Reference
Seminar 7 - Teaching reading
The process and product dichotomy in relation to reading
Bottom-up and top-down approaches in relation to reading
Principles of teaching reading
Designing and adapting tasks for reading
Graded readers, school and class libraries
Using literature
Reading in the Common Europe and Framework of Reference
Seminar 8 - Teaching writing
The process and product dichotomy in relation to writing
Principles of teaching writing
Designing and adapting tasks for writing
Marking, grading and feedback
Writing in the Common Europe and Framework of Reference
Seminar 9 - Testing, assessment, teaching for exams
Testing, assessment, grading
Designing language tests and exams
Validity and reliability
Types of assessment
The washback effect
Preparing students for exams
The design of the Nová maturita
Preparing students for the Nová maturita
Seminar 10 - Content-integrated learning
Teaching English for Specific Purposes
Teaching English for Academic Purposes
Content and Language Integrated Learning
English as a Medium of Instruction
Business English
Seminar 11 - Curricular documents
Czech curricular documents - overview, critical evaluation, benefits and practical implications
The Common European Framework of Reference
Seminar 12 - Teacher development
Teacher autonomy
Continuous development in all areas.
Overview of recommended books, journals etc.
Conferences/seminars, websites for teachers
Classroom research
Keeping motivated
Growing as an expert, growing as a person
Reflective teaching
The first year and beyond
Kariérní řád
Keeping sane - preventing the burnout syndrome
Seminar 13 - Practicum seminar + Cooperation at schools
Organizace, význam a realizace povinné praxe
Teacher cooperation
Teacher-parent interaction and cooperation
Seminar 1 - Research methods in ELT and applied linguistics
Epistemology and ontology - subjectivism, relativism, positivism, post-positivism etc,
How to read and understand an applied linguistics research article
The quantitative and qualitative distinction - types of research, their use and application
Critical reading in applied linguistics
Seminar 2 & 3- Teaching grammar
Presenting and practising grammar - techniques
Mistakes and correction
Grammar and accuracy in the Common Europe and Framework of Reference
Seminar 4 & 5 - Teaching speaking
Fluency and accuracy
Designing tasks and materials for speaking
Organizing time and space in speaking activities
Sources for speaking activities
Features of communicative activities
Types of communicative activities
How to get your students to talk.
Speaking and spoken interaction in the Common Europe and Framework of Reference
Seminar 6 - Teaching listening
The process and product dichotomy
Bottom-up and top-down approaches
Principles of teaching listening
Designing tasks, adapting tasks
Sources of materials for listening activities
Working with videos
Listening in the Common Europe and Framework of Reference
Seminar 7 - Teaching reading
The process and product dichotomy in relation to reading
Bottom-up and top-down approaches in relation to reading
Principles of teaching reading
Designing and adapting tasks for reading
Graded readers, school and class libraries
Using literature
Reading in the Common Europe and Framework of Reference
Seminar 8 - Teaching writing
The process and product dichotomy in relation to writing
Principles of teaching writing
Designing and adapting tasks for writing
Marking, grading and feedback
Writing in the Common Europe and Framework of Reference
Seminar 9 - Testing, assessment, teaching for exams
Testing, assessment, grading
Designing language tests and exams
Validity and reliability
Types of assessment
The washback effect
Preparing students for exams
The design of the Nová maturita
Preparing students for the Nová maturita
Seminar 10 - Content-integrated learning
Teaching English for Specific Purposes
Teaching English for Academic Purposes
Content and Language Integrated Learning
English as a Medium of Instruction
Business English
Seminar 11 - Curricular documents
Czech curricular documents - overview, critical evaluation, benefits and practical implications
The Common European Framework of Reference
Seminar 12 - Teacher development
Teacher autonomy
Continuous development in all areas.
Overview of recommended books, journals etc.
Conferences/seminars, websites for teachers
Classroom research
Keeping motivated
Growing as an expert, growing as a person
Reflective teaching
The first year and beyond
Kariérní řád
Keeping sane - preventing the burnout syndrome
Seminar 13 - Practicum seminar + Cooperation at schools
Organizace, význam a realizace povinné praxe
Teacher cooperation
Teacher-parent interaction and cooperation
Seminar 1 - Research methods in ELT and applied linguisticsEpistemology and ontology - subjectivism, relativism, positivism, post-positivism etc,How to read and understand an applied linguistics research articleThe quantitative and qualitative distinction - types of research, their use and applicationCritical reading in applied linguistics
Seminar 2 & 3- Teaching grammarPresenting and practising grammar - techniquesMistakes and correctionGrammar and accuracy in the Common Europe and Framework of Reference
Seminar 4 & 5 - Teaching speaking Fluency and accuracyDesigning tasks and materials for speakingOrganizing time and space in speaking activitiesSources for speaking activitiesFeatures of communicative activitiesTypes of communicative activitiesHow to get your students to talk.Speaking and spoken interaction in the Common Europe and Framework of Reference
Seminar 6 - Teaching listening The process and product dichotomyBottom-up and top-down approachesPrinciples of teaching listeningDesigning tasks, adapting tasksSources of materials for listening activitiesWorking with videos Listening in the Common Europe and Framework of Reference
Seminar 7 - Teaching readingThe process and product dichotomy in relation to readingBottom-up and top-down approaches in relation to readingPrinciples of teaching readingDesigning and adapting tasks for readingGraded readers, school and class librariesUsing literatureReading in the Common Europe and Framework of Reference
Seminar 8 - Teaching writingThe process and product dichotomy in relation to writingPrinciples of teaching writingDesigning and adapting tasks for writingMarking, grading and feedbackWriting in the Common Europe and Framework of Reference
Seminar 9 - Testing, assessment, teaching for exams Testing, assessment, gradingDesigning language tests and exams Validity and reliabilityTypes of assessmentThe washback effectPreparing students for examsThe design of the Nová maturitaPreparing students for the Nová maturita
Seminar 10 - Content-integrated learningTeaching English for Specific Purposes Teaching English for Academic Purposes Content and Language Integrated LearningEnglish as a Medium of InstructionBusiness English
Seminar 11 - Curricular documentsCzech curricular documents - overview, critical evaluation, benefits and practical implicationsThe Common European Framework of Reference
Seminar 12 - Teacher developmentTeacher autonomyContinuous development in all areas.Overview of recommended books, journals etc. Conferences/seminars, websites for teachersClassroom researchKeeping motivatedGrowing as an expert, growing as a personReflective teachingThe first year and beyondKariérní řádKeeping sane - preventing the burnout syndrome
Seminar 13 - Practicum seminar + Cooperation at schools Organizace, význam a realizace povinné praxeTeacher cooperationTeacher-parent interaction and cooperation
A foundation course in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (2nd part of the course Didaktika AJ 1)
The course aims to provide both a theoretical basis to foreign language teacher training and a platform for practising and developing concrete practical techniques and competences which characterize the teaching profession in the area of English Language Teaching. Key theoretical concepts are discussed in the light of contemporary research in the fields of language acquisition, linguistics, psycholinguistics, pedagogy, psychology and language teacher education. These then provide the basis for the acquisition of foreign-language-teaching techniques which the students practise in class, observe, give and receive feedback on, for example, during micro-teaching periods and video observations.