Universität Wien

126223 UE Literature and Culture in the EFL Classroom (2012S)

Drop everything and read! Literature in the EFL classroom

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 24 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 08.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 15.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 22.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 29.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 19.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 26.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 03.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 10.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 24.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 31.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 14.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 21.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13
  • Thursday 28.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 3 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-13

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

"Drop everything and read" is a programme for the promotion of young learners' reading skills. Apart from this specific method, we will be looking at ways of promoting the reading of literature (but also other text types) in the EFL classroom. This exploration will be based on the principles that guide the reading of texts in a foreign language and will acknowledge a wide range of text types as well as age and proficiency groups.

Assessment and permitted materials

portfolio assessment (details on platform in due course)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

- Students will get to know the principles of reading and of reading in a foreign language
- Students will explore how these can be made good use of in the EFL classroom
- students will be introduced to a range of texts that can be used in the EFL classroom
- students will try out methods to teach the reading of literary texts in the EFL classroom

Examination topics

- discussion group
- smaller research projects
- micro-teaching
- peer-teaching

Reading list

The reading material will be provided in the course of term.

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344;
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.1-622;
Lehrinhalt: 12-6220

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