Course: English for Primary school teachers

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Course title English for Primary school teachers
Course code CJP/Q861
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Procházková Zuzana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
How does a child learn languages? Child and mother tongue (MT) or more mts Child and foreign language (FL1) Who is a primary school student (PSS)? What influences the language learning process and what about children? Benefits and risks of early FL1 teaching Do we teach primary English differently? Communication of adults with small children Teacher's communication with children in English (Classroom language) What can a teacher use for effective English teaching? Methodology: integrative methods How to develop language resources (LR)? Tools and components of linguistics Vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling, grammar How to develop language skills (LS)? Listening comprehension, speaking, comprehension reading, writing A holistic approach to teaching primary English

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the contemporary principles of effective teaching English to children of primary school.

Prerequisites
Required entry language level AJ min. B2 https://tracktest.eu/cz/urovne-jazyka/

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Attendance (max 3 absences / 1 semester) Activity and teamwork 100% submission of all assignments
Recommended literature
  • Brewster, J., Ellis, G., Girard, D. The Primary English Teacher''s Guide. London: Penguin,. 1991.
  • Cameron, L. Teaching English to young learners.. Cambridge, 2001.
  • Gordon, T. Teaching young children a second language. Praeger Publisher, 2007.
  • Hanušová, S., Najvar, P. Foreign Language Acquisition at an Early Age.


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