This seminar is intended for those intending to teach at secondary school level: Hauptschule, Realschule, Gymnasium or Gesamtschule.
Of the three courses in Profile Module 8 this should be taken first, as it functions as an introduction to the module. The other two courses in the module assume knowledge from this course and build upon that knowledge. The course offers an historical survey of methods of teaching English as a foreign language and of major contemporary approaches, emphasising the linguistic and didactic premises underlying the various methods. The course will demonstrate the hybrid nature of much current English language teaching and show how the various methods reviewed have influenced teaching and textbooks to the present day.
This is an introductory course and should be the first taken in Module 8. It is specifically aimed at those planning to teach at secondary level.
Please make sure you have the basic reading for the course, which is:
Richards, J.C., & Rodgers, J.S. (2001). Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Further reading will include:
Lennon, P. (2008). "Learner Autonomy and Teaching Methodology" in: Gramley, S. & Gramley, V. (eds.) Bielefeld Introduction to Applied Linguistics. Bielefeld: Aisthesis Verlag, pp. 39-50.
Skorge, P.N. (2008). Visual information in language learning and teaching. In S. Gramley & V. Gramley (Ed.). Bielefeld introduction to applied linguistics. A Course Book. Bielefeld: Aisthesis Verlag.
There will also be selected readings from:
VanPatten, B. (ed.) (2004). Processing Instruction: Theory, Research, and Commentary. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Cameron, L. (2001). Teaching languages to young learners. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Cook, V. (ed.) (2002). Portraits of the L2 User. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
An extensive list of sources for background reading for your presentations, papers and general interest can be found on StudIP. Please also spend some time browsing through the books in the Semesterapparat for this seminar.
Rhythmus | Tag | Uhrzeit | Format / Ort | Zeitraum |
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Studiengang/-angebot | Gültigkeit | Variante | Untergliederung | Status | Sem. | LP | |
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Anglistik: British and American Studies / Bachelor | (Einschreibung bis SoSe 2011) | Kern- und Nebenfach | BaAngPM8 | 2/3 | benotet | ||
Anglistik: British and American Studies / Master of Education | (Einschreibung bis SoSe 2014) | BaAngPM8 | 2/3 | aktive Teilnahme | |||
Anglistik: British and American Studies (GHR) / Master of Education | (Einschreibung bis SoSe 2014) | BaAngPM8 | 2/3 | aktive Teilnahme |
Everyone, including those who only need two credit points, will be required to take part in a presentation, with the main focus on a microteaching sequence. Presentation groups should also prepare a short handout and post it, or their presentation slides, on StudIP. Those who need 3 LPs will get part of their mark for their presentation and part for a written paper handed in some weeks after the end of the seminar. Alternatively, students can take part in the tutorial and submit a portfolio of the work done there. There will not be a class test for marks, but everyone will take part in a class quiz. A satisfactory performance in this is regarded as part of active participation.