Mastering the basics H24.004
| Nummer: | PLU.EN01.02-PS.H24.004 |
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| Veranstalter: | PLU.Fach und Unterricht |
| Leitung: | Silvia Frank Schmid |
| ECTS-Punkte: | 2 |
| Datum: | 11.09.2024 - 11.12.2024 |
| Raum: | UP 2.B29 |
| Unterrichtssprache: | Englisch |
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Ziele und Inhalte
Mastering the Basics aims at making students familiar with basic teaching techniques and teaching material for the primary English classroom. An introduction to modern language teaching approaches as well as means of supporting pupils’ understanding forms the basis for in-depth exploring of key issues related to the teaching of communicative and linguistic competences as indicated in Lehrplan 21.
Principles for teaching listening, reading, speaking, writing as well as vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and spelling are introduced and transferred to practical activities suitable for primary school pupils.
The following learning objectives reflect the requirements of this module:
The students…
•are familiar with modern language teaching approaches.
•can manage a class in age-appropriately graded English.
•can use varied, subject-specific scaffolding techniques.
•are familiar with teaching materials used in primary schools in Central Switzerland.
•can apply general principles for teaching the four skills (listening, reading, speaking, writing) including mediation and strategies.
•are aware of the importance as well as complexity of vocabulary learning and can apply theoretical core principles in teaching.
•can understand the role of grammar in foreign language learning and are able to support pupils’ development of grammatical competence.
•understand basic principles for teaching pronunciation and spelling.
•display a wide repertoire of motivating learning activities to foster communicative competence.
•can write a rough planning in line with the key principles of modern, competence-oriented communicative language teaching for their subsequent teaching practice.
With regard to PHLU framework of reference, activities throughout the semester are geared towards establishing of basic professional competences:
-02 Kompetenz zur Gestaltung eines kompetenzorientierten, verstehensorientierten und motivierenden Unterrichts
Handlungsbereiche
-D Bereitstellen von Lerngelegenheiten
Lehr- und Lernformen
Throughout the module students will be expected to complete preparatory assignments to enable them to make an informed contribution to the seminars, providing their own personal interpretation and understanding. Theoretical inputs from the lecturer as well as examples, course book material and practical trainings will deepen students’ understanding of the different content areas.
Form des Leistungsnachweises
There will be an oral examination of the contents of the module using open and closed questions referring to theory and practical implementation. The exam takes place in pairs. Each student picks three cards with closed and three cards with open questions which are to be answered in English. The exam lasts 15 minutes.
The assessment of the exam will be based on the following criteria:
Students
•show in-depth understanding of the theoretical concepts
•name practical examples
•answer logically and coherently
•use correct terminology
Modalitäten der Repetition
Retake before the beginning of semester 4, third and last chance to resit the exam in the week before semester 5 starts or in the context of attending the module again in semester 5. The third chance will be done in written.
Obligatorische Literatur bzw. Medien
Hutz, M. (2018). Focus on Form- The Lexico-Grammar Approach. In C. Surkamp & B. Viebrock (eds.), Teaching English as a Foreign Language (S. 133-158). Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler.
Kolb, A., & Schocker, M. (2021). Teaching English in the Primary School. Klett / Kallmeyer, selected chapters