Universität Wien

126233 VK MEd 01A/B: VK Specific Issues in Language Learning and Teaching (2023S)

Digital, transcultural, global, and more - how to work towards multiple goals in contemporary ELT

3.00 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. 17 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

There will be one workshop day for material exploration and development on April 1st at the university that needs to be attended. In addition there will be one individual coaching session in small groups (will be arranged via Termino according to your availabilities). You will also have the time to implement your teaching project in practice at our own school if you teach on contract or one of our partner schools.

Thursday 09.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Thursday 16.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Thursday 23.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Digital
Saturday 01.04. 09:15 - 14:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
Thursday 20.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Thursday 27.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Thursday 04.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Thursday 01.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Digital
Thursday 22.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Thursday 29.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

A plethora of goals is formulated in national or supranational curricula, be it by the BMBWF, by the Council of Europe (CEFR and its Companion), or within global educational goals formulated for the 4 Cs in 21st century skills. Together with the current oversupply in stated problems and crises might leave one feeling overwhelmed as a subject-specifc teacher in answering the question: How am I going to teach my English learners well? How can I cater for important general educational goals and not forget about the core of my teaching: learning a language within limited time resources?
This course gives space to reflect and explore on a transdisciplinary and holistic approach to ELT practice and to design and implement an exemplary teaching sequence in the area of digital, peace, global or transcultural learning within a workshop day (April 1st 2023).

This course provides space for
1) reflecting on personal resources, interests, and values within ELT practice
2) exploring existing material, methods and teaching resources for digital, transcultural, global or peace education in ELT (according to own interest)
3) the supervised design of a teaching sequence that combines English language learning and one further educational goal in the area of digital, transcultural, global or peace education (individually or collaboratively) and implementing it in practice together with an ELT practitioner
4) one session dedicated to the exchange with experts and ELT practitioners about issues of peace education and transcultural learning in ELT

This course aims at furthering the participants’ professional ELT teaching competences in the following areas:
- integration of professional knowledge from different previously acquired sources (ELT Methodology, Media & Cultural Studies, Literary Studies, Learning Psychology, Pedagogy and of course other personal resources)
- design and implementation of an exemplary teaching sequence in the area of digital, peace, global or transcultural learning within ELT
- researching and organizing a range of teaching resources within a personal portfolio
- understanding one’s professional responsibility, identity as well as the potential of collegial collaboration in a more integrated, holistic and positive way

Assessment and permitted materials

Portfolio with individual reflection tasks, reading tasks and research tasks (teaching resources) (lecturer assessment) (25%)
Description of the self-designed teaching unit/sequence (self-assessment and lecturer assessment) (25%)
Presentation of the designed teaching sequence (after implementation in school) (learner, peer and lecturer assessment) (25%)
Reflective essay of 1,000 words and self-assessment (grid) about professional development within course (self-assessment and lecturer assessment) (25%)

There is no oral or written exam. All materials provided on Moodle or in class, as well as material researched individually can be used for all tasks.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance (max. 2 absences)
Three of the four components as well as the overall score must be positive.
Grading scale: 1 (sehr gut) 100-90%; 2 (gut) 89-80%; 3 (befriedigend), 79-70%; 4 (genügend) 69-60%; 5 (nicht genügend) 59-0%.

Examination topics

There is no oral or written exam. For assessment see above.

Reading list

Literature
Note: The literature can be provided in an e-mail. To receive all articles in advance to the course, please, either refer to Moodle or contact the lecturer via mail.

Compulsory literature (will be read together within course)
BMBWF. Austrian Curricula for EFL, and other educational goals (e.g. digital education, transdisciplinary competence, cultural education, peace education etc.).
Klafki, W. (2007). Didaktik analysis as the core of the preparation of instruction. In I. Westbury & G. Milburn (Eds.), Rethinking Schooling (pp. 114–132).
Ellis, R., & Shintani, N. (2014). Instructed language learning. In Exploring language pedagogy through second language acquisition research (pp. 5–28). Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group. (known from course: Principles of ELT)
Rauschert, P. (2022). Intercultural Service Learning Reframed: A Comprehensive Model and Its Practical Implementation in the Foreign Language Classroom. In C. Lütge, T. Merse, & P. Rauschert (Eds.), Global citizenship in foreign language education: Concepts, practices, connections (pp. 109–127). Routledge.
Redecker, C., Punie, Y., European Commission, & Joint Research Centre. (2017). European framework for the digital competence of educators DigCompEdu. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, doi:10.2760/178382.

Association in the course directory

Studium: MA UF EN 046/507
Code/Modul: MA UF 01A + B
Lehrinhalt: 12-4811

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