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Teaching English as a foreign language

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Course ID: 15-DJANG-NA-14
Erasmus code / ISCED: (unknown) / (unknown)
Course title: Teaching English as a foreign language
Name in Polish: Dydaktyka języka angielskiego
Organizational unit: Faculty of English
Course groups: (in Polish) Moodle - przedmioty Szkoły Nauk o Języku i Literaturze
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 2.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language: English
Module type:

compulsory
Major:

English philology (teaching specialisation)


First semester of a four semester course. Continued as 15-DJANG-NA-24 in the second semester
Cycle of studies:

1st cycle
Module learning aims:

Defining the aims of learning and teaching a foreign language (L2) in primary and secondary school;

Providing students with knowledge about basic principles of L2 teaching in the communicative approach;

Providing students with the principles of language use (including the use of the native language) by the teacher in an L2 lesson;

Acquainting students with the principles and techniques of introducing and practicing new language (vocabulary and grammar);

Providing students with the principles of planning and organizing L2 courses and lessons.
Year of studies (where relevant):

Year 2
Methods of teaching for learning outcomes achievement:

Discussion, work with texts, case analysis, problem-based teaching, activating methods, e.g. brainstorming, groupwork
Student workload (ECTS credits):

4 ECTS
Full description:

Teaching content:

- The aims of teaching English

- The National Curriculum and other educational documents

- The communicative approach and task-based teaching

- A foreign language lesson: types, elements, planning

- Classroom management, classroom interaction

- Teacher language: explanations, questions, instructions, feedback, L1 use

- Teaching language subsystems: vocabulary and grammar
Bibliography:

Brown, H.D. 2007. Teaching by principles. An interactive approach to language pedagogy. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Regents.

Harmer, Jeremy. 2012. Essential teacher knowledge. Harlow: Pearson Longman.

Harmer, Jeremy. 2014. The practice of English language teaching. (5th edition.) Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.

Johnson, Keith. 2008. An introduction to foreign language learning and teaching. (2nd edition.) Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.

Komorowska, Hanna. 2003. Metodyka nauczania języków obcych. Warszawa: Fraszka Edukacyjna.

Richards, Jack C. 2015. Key issues in language teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Scrivener, Jim. 2011. Learning teaching. (3rd edition.). Oxford: Macmillan.

Spratt, Mary, Alan Pulverness and Melanie Williams. 2012. The TKT course. (2nd edition.) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Ur, Penny. 2012. A course in language teaching. (2nd edition.) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Learning outcomes:

After completing the course, the student:

Knows the aims of teaching English in the Polish school at primary and secondary levels in relation to educational documentation;

Can select the right teaching materials for a given group of learners, considering their specific needs;

Can formulate explanations, questions, instructions and feedback in L2 and L1, taking into account learners' level;

Can organize work in the classroom;

Knows the principles and techniques of introducing and practicing language subsystems (vocabulary and grammar);

Can plan an L2 lesson with the use of appropriately selected audiovisual aids.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Written test, project, multimedia presentation, portfolio

Classes in period "Academic year 2020/2021, winter semester" (past)

Time span: 2020-10-01 - 2021-02-28
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Type of class:
discussion seminar, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: (unknown)
Group instructors: Anna Broszkiewicz, Aleksandra Wach, Urszula Zielińska
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Course - Graded credit
discussion seminar - Graded credit

Classes in period "Academic year 2021/2022, winter semestr" (past)

Time span: 2021-10-01 - 2022-02-23
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Type of class:
discussion seminar, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: (unknown)
Group instructors: Anna Broszkiewicz, Aleksandra Jankowska
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Examination: Course - Graded credit
discussion seminar - Graded credit

Classes in period "Academic year 2022/2023, winter semester" (past)

Time span: 2022-10-01 - 2023-02-26
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Type of class:
classes, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: (unknown)
Group instructors: Anna Broszkiewicz, Aleksandra Wach
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Course - Graded credit
classes - Graded credit

Classes in period "Academic year 2023/2024, winter semester" (past)

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-02-25
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Type of class:
classes, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: (unknown)
Group instructors: Aleksandra Jankowska
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Course - Graded credit
classes - Graded credit
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