Methodology Courses
This page contains the names, codes, brief descriptions and links to Moodle courses of all the subjects currently offered by the ELT Methodology Section of KAA FF MU.
The ELT methodology section has a new email address (Apr 2011). Emails to elt @ phil . muni . etc are directed to James Thomas, Nikola Fortova and Linda Nepivodova.
ELT Methodology Resources
This is the repository of
ELT methodology resources in ELF. When you are
enrolled
in any of the methodology courses below, you have automatic access to
this.
Aspects of Language for Teachers
Spring (from 2011, Spring only)Day studies UZAJ2011, Combined studies UZAJ5031, CELTA AJ29512
ELF Meta course when you are enrolled in the normal course, you have automatic acces to the meta course.
ELF Normal course
LTE Incorporating Corpora into English Language Teaching
This course
refocuses the knowledge students have about linguistics on its
practical applications for the teaching of English as a foreign
language. In recent years, and in particular with the advent of
language corpora, new views have emerged on what language per se is, on
the structure of communicative events, on the interdependence of
grammar and lexis, on the pervasiveness of collocation, on the nature
of right and wrong, on the role of English in the world today and its
infinite variety. These new views derive from new evidence and deserve
new consideration. The course is also referred to as Task Based
Linguistics, which reflects the participatory and discovery activity
that is required of students in making their own discoveries and
drawing their own conclusions. The aim therefore is to lead students to
a contemporary view of language that is compatible with their teaching
of it.
Language Acquisition
Autumn (from 2011, Autumn only)Day studies UZAJ2022
Combined studies UZAJ5032
ELF
After a
knowledge of language per se, the second foundation needed by language
education professionals is an understanding of how language is learnt
and acquired. This field of study is known as Language Acquisition. In
this one semester course, trainees delve into various aspects of this
field through extensive reading, conducting experiments and analysing
findings, and by reflecting on their own experiences as learners and
teachers.
Methodology I
SpringDay studies UZAJ2033
Combined studies UZAJ5033
ELF
This course is taught
online. It concludes with a three intensive
course in September which also serves as the induction to internal
practice teaching.
Intensive course: end of Methodology 1 and preparation for Internal practice teaching. Sept 14th to 16th 2011.
Intensive course: end of Methodology 1 and preparation for Internal practice teaching. Sept 14th to 16th 2011.
Methodology II
AutumnDay studies UZAJ2034
Combined studies UZAJ5044
ELF
Methodology III
AutumnDay studies UZAJ2035
Combined studies UZAJ5045
Day studies ELF
Combined studies ELF. This course, entitled Scenarios, is conducted entirely online.
This course
complements the work done in the previous courses and the concurrent
practice teaching. It deals primarily with holistic/macro aspects of
language teaching such as the use of ICT, testing, task-based learning,
learner autonomy and course design. Time and space are also granted to
a range of procedures for teaching aspects of specific skills.
Although
the day studies and combined studies courses have completely different
formats and modes of teaching, the content is essentially the same.
Practice Teaching and School Placement
Internal practice teaching: (Autumn)
Day students UZAJ2037Combined studies UZAJ5047
ELF
In this course, the students are trainee teachers. They teach the weekly course AJ91010 whose students are elementary learners of English studying other subjects at Masaryk University. The trainees deal with a wide range of issues, applying theoretical knowledge of language, language acquisition and practical methodology to lesson planning and teaching. The planning involves groups for team teaching as the students become aware of their students' strengths and weakness and meet the course requirement to cover the four skills and systems, to use a variety of resources and modes of teaching. After the teaching, trainees reflect on their work and that of their colleagues in feedback sessions run by the trainers.
External practice teaching:(Spring usually)
Day students UZAJ2048Combined studies UZAJ5048
ELF
School placement provides trainees with guided experience in schools. Although the trainees are often already teaching, the opportunity to work under more experienced teachers and to examine their own practices is intended to lead to a greater awareness of the art of teaching English. The Practice must be undertaken in an accredited Czech secondary school.
Writing Book Reviews
This is not a course taught
as such. Rather this course in ELF provides information and
resources for the task of writing book reviews which is required in
some of the methodology courses.
ICT for ELT
UZAJ9514ELF