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Early EFL Teaching Methodology

Code: 218101
ECTS: 4.0
Lecturers in charge: prof. dr. sc. Gloria Vickov
Lecturers: dr. sc. Eva Jakupčević - Seminar
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Lecture typeTotal
Lectures 30
Seminar 30
* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)
Description:
Introducing students to the strategies, methods, procedures and techniques in the process of teaching English at an early school age, with a special emphasis on the current Croatian educational context and the role of Croatian as L1.
1. Definition and aims of glotodidactics, impact of other scientific disciplines
(4L)
2. Seminar assignments and guidelines concerning the performance of
students' oral presentations of seminar papers (2S)
3. Foreign language learning methods (2L)
4. Foreign language learning methods (2S)
5. Characteristics and specifics of young foreign language learners (2L)
6. Characteristics and specifics of young foreign language learners (2S)
7. Classroom environment, grouping students and classroom discipline (2L)
8. Classroom environment, grouping students and classroom discipline (2S)
9. Developing speaking skills at an early school age (2L)
10. Developing speaking skills at an early school age (2S)
11. Developing speaking skills at an early school age (2L)
12. Developing speaking skills at an early school age (2S)
13. Developing speaking skills at an early school age (2L)
14. Developing speaking skills at an early school age (2S)
15. Developing listening skills at an early school age (2L)
16. Developing listening skills at an early school age (2S)
17. Developing listening skills at an early school age (2L)
18. Preliminary exam I (2S)
19. Developing reading skills at an early school age (2L)
20. Developing reading skills at an early school age (2S)
21. Developing reading skills at an early school age (2L)
22. Developing reading skills at an early school age (2S)
23. Developing writing skills at an early school age (2L)
24. Developing writing skills at an early school age (2S)
25. Developing writing skills at an early school age (2L)
26. Developing writing skills at an early school age (2S)
27. Lesson plan elements (2L)
28. Lesson plan elements (2S)
29. Preliminary exam II (2S)
Learning outcomes:
  1. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: - determine and define basic glotodidactic concepts characteristic of teaching English as a foreign language at an early school age
  2. identify and elaborate on various methods, procedures and techniques of teaching EFL learners
  3. develop an EFL lesson plan
  4. explain and analyze the most common issues related to the classroom discipline and classroom management
  5. identify and describe strategies in early EFL teaching with respect to the four language skills, grammar, vocabulary, L1 and L2 culture, children' s literature and didactic games
  6. explain the role of modern media as teaching aids in early EFL
Literature:
  1. Teaching English to Children, , Scott, W.A. & Ytreberg, L.H., New York: Longman Inc., 2003.
  2. Strani jezik u osnovnoj školi, , Vrhovac, Y. i suradnici (ur.), Zagreb: Naprijed, 1999.
  3. A Course in language teaching, (odabrana poglavlja), Penn, U., Cambridge: CUP, 1991.
Optional literature:
  1. Teaching Children English, , Vale, D., Feunteun, A., Cambridge: CUP, 1995.
  2. English for Primary Teachers, , Slattery, M. & Willis, J., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Prerequisit for:
Enrollment :
Attended : Early Foreign Language Learning
9. semester
MODUL 1: Rano učenje stranoga jezika (9. semestar) - Regular studij - Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Programme in Teacher Education
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