Academic major 1 1.N2.EP.TTP.AP.14
Course objectives:
The main aim of the Academic major is to explore academic issues that will be a basis for the students own research in the second language acquisition context in the following semesters.
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The main topics relized during the course
1. Second language acquisition as a research area
2. Teaching various age groups.
3. Teaching various aspects of English
4. Challenges of the teacher profession
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
lecture, multimedia presentation, discussion, material analysis, ICT tools/e-learning, MSTeams
Field of study
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
Type of course
The semester in which the subject is carried out
Mode
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019
Knowledge
Students:
1. know the position and role of philological sciences and their place among the humanities as well as the analytical and methodological tools used in them (k_W01/P7S_WG)
2. have basic knowledge on second language acquisition (k_W02/P7S_WG)
3. main development trends and achievements in applied linguistics (k_W05/P7S_WG)
Skills
Students can:
4. use terminology and take theoretical positions resulting from English studies in order to formulate and solve problems or carry out tasks of a formal and professional nature (k_U01/P7S_UW)
5. connect linguistic knowledge with other scientific fields, particularly psychology, sociology and culture studies (k_U08/P7S_UU)
Social competences
Students are ready to
6. accept linguistic and cultural differences and recognize them as natural professional conditions (k_K03/P7S_KO)
Assessment criteria
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes
1. Written assignments - 55% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5)
2. Active participation in the classes - 45% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6)
pass at 60% of the final grade
Bibliography
Reading list:
Materials relevant to students' individual research interests in SLA.
Supplementary readings:
Dörnyei, Z. (2005). The Psychology of the Language Learner: Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.
Ellis, R. (2008). The Study of Second Language Acquisition (2 edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Brown, H.D. (2000). Principles of language learning and teaching. 4th ed. London: Longman.
Farrell, T. S. C. (2007). Reflective language teaching. London: Continuum.
Richards, J. C. (1994). Reflective teaching in second language classroom. Cambridge: CUP.
Additional information
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