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126290 KO Principles of English Language Teaching Methodology (2021S)

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

1 Rieder-Bünemann , Moodle
2 Mehlmauer-Larcher , Moodle
3 Dolgosne Kormos , Moodle
4 Heaney , Moodle
5 Hüttner , Moodle
6 Rieder-Bünemann , Moodle

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).
Registration information is available for each group.

Groups

Group 1

max. 25 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes

Vorläufig online
Freitag 08:15-09:45
Beginn: 19.03.2021

Group 2

max. 25 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes

Vorläufig online
Dienstag 08:15-09:45
Beginn: 09.03.2021

Group 3

max. 25 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes

Vorläufig online
Donnerstag 12:15-13:45
Beginn: 11.03.2021

Group 4

max. 25 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes

Vorläufig online
Dienstag 12:15-13:45
Beginn: 09.03.2021

Group 5

max. 25 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Online
Mittwoch 12:15-13:45
Beginn: 10.03.2021

  • Wednesday 10.03. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Wednesday 17.03. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Wednesday 24.03. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Wednesday 14.04. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Wednesday 21.04. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Wednesday 28.04. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Wednesday 05.05. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Wednesday 12.05. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Wednesday 19.05. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Wednesday 26.05. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Wednesday 02.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Wednesday 09.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Wednesday 16.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Wednesday 23.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Wednesday 30.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital

Group 6

max. 25 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes

Vorläufig online
Freitag 10:15-11:45
Beginn: 19.03.2021


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aims and contents
The course aims at developing a reflective and critical understanding of English Language Teaching in students through a consideration of the guiding principles underlying professional ELT.
The key principles of ELT discussed will cover:
* Principle of research-based teaching
* Principle of accountability in teaching
* Principle of inclusion
Within each of these, a selection of thematic areas will be discussed in greater detail, such as:
* The role of theory in teaching practice
* Professionalism in language teaching
* Standardisation, including E8 standard, standardized final exams
* CEFR, ELP, competence models, curricula
* EPOSTL
* Multilingualism in the ELT classroom
* Differentiation
* Inclusion of neurodiverse learners
In addition, the course will encourage in-depth engagement by students with a range of current approaches to EFL teaching. This will include:
* Presenting, trying out and evaluating selected approaches to EFL teaching
* Discussion of the ‘post-method era’
* Critical evaluation of CLT
* Influence of general trends on ELT, such English as a lingua franca, new media in teaching
Methods
A mixture of methods will be employed, including
* both individual and group online activities in and outside of class time
* synchronous discussions in class
* short presentations by the lecturer
* group presentations by students

Assessment and permitted materials

Course work (active participation in class activities, regular reading & other assignments,
Participation in online discussions & moodle activities, etc.); presenting an approach (group presentation/peer teaching); two-part written exam.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance (max. 2 absences)

1) Presenting an approach (30%)
2) Written exam part 1, open book (20%)
3) Written exam part 2, open book (25%)
Course work (25%) must be done in addition to the three named parts; three out of the four parts 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

Topics covered in class (see Ziele, Inhalte und Methode/course schedule)

Reading list

Hall, Graham. 2016. ‘Method, methods and methodology: Historical trends and current debates’. In Hall, Graham (Ed.). The Routledge handbook of English language teaching. London: Routledge, Ch. 15.
Hinkel, Eli. (Ed.). 2005. Handbook of research in second language teaching and learning. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Richards, Jack C.; Rodgers, Theodore S. 2014. Approaches and methods in language teaching (3rd
Ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Widdowson, Henry. G. 2003. Defining issues in English language teaching. Oxford: Oxford University
Press.

Plus reading provided in class and on Moodle.

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344; BEd 046 / 407
Code/Modul: 629; UF BEd 07.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-4672

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:16