2022/2023
Didactics and Language Teaching
Type:
Minor
Delivered by:
Department of Foreign Languages
When:
3, 4 module
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
5
Contact hours:
76
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The students will develop understanding of teaching in general and how these general ideas relate to teaching second languages. The course will be useful not only for those interested in teaching, but also future educational administrators. This course introduces key concepts in the area of teaching, and language teaching in particular. The students will learn about curriculum, educational management and administration. The course will also focus on teaching methodology, the teacher's role, lesson planning and classroom management, delivering content effectively and building skills, providing feedback and organizing assessment, and how these concepts inform contemporary language teaching. The course will also discuss neurodidactics, online learning and various aspects of language teaching (CLIL, bilingual education, EAP, ESP, etc.)
Learning Objectives
- To introduce students to the key concepts and terminology related to didactics, language learning and teaching.
- To build students’ awareness about key concepts in didactics, language learning and teaching.
- To improve communication skills within the teaching/ learning environment.
- To develop/review basic linguistic concepts and terminology related to language teaching.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Learn key concepts related to language teaching, methodology of planning the content and the results of the learning process;
- Raise their awareness of psychology of learners and designing tailor-made courses aimed at specific students’ needs;
- Learn how to plan and manage the learning process;
- Get aware of the main didactic principles of providing feedback and assessment;
- Be able to plan the content and the results of the process of learning a foreign language
- Be aware of modern technologies of teaching English.
Course Contents
- Modern trends in education. Teaching foreign languages today.
- Classroom management
- Teacher’ role
- Lesson planning
- Delivering content (didactics)
- Curriculum design
- Alternative education and online learning
- Educational management and administration
- Flipped classroom
- Neurodidactics
- Teaching English at tertuary level
Assessment Elements
- Ongoing assessment1. Tests/quizzes (a student should have at least 3 marks for this task)- 20% of the overall course mark. 2. Classroom interaction/ home work ((oral tasks (participation in seminar discussions) +comments made during lectures+ homework on every topic)). A student can get 2 points for oral relevant extended comments in a seminar and should have at least 3 marks for these tasks – 20% of the overall course mark; 3. Peer micro teaching (students will prepare a 10-minutes lesson to teach their peers in seminars in accordance with the topic assigned by the teacher)- – 30% of the overall course mark;
- Final assessmentExam: oral defense of the project based on a) solving of one of the methodological problems in ELT (English language teaching*) (oral/poster presentation) b) academic research (oral presentation/ poster presentation))- 30 % * of the overall course mark. Students choose an option that best suits their interests. Possible projects: 1. Problem-solution: Group project (up to 3 people): suggest a solution to an actual problem (e.g.: how to manage a teenage language classroom. Should be presented in a form of a talk/ poster presentation *) 2. Academic: Group project (up to 3 people): present the results of an investigation based on no less than 5-7 academic papers in a form of an academic presentation/poster presentation *)
