Foreign Language Teaching: English
Main language of instruction: English
Head instructor
Dra. Janine Gwendolyn KNIGHT - janine@uic.es
Office hours
Before and after class and in interviews requested by email.
The subject Language Didactics aims to provide future teachers methodological strategies and material/technological resources for developing the competences specific to the Languages Area in the Catalan primary school curriculum, as well as for working with the basic competences. In particular, we will focus on the methodological strategies for developing literacy (reading and writing), speaking, listening and literary competence. We will also promote the use of English both within the academic environment, and in the primary school classroom, as well as discovering best practices in the teaching and learning of foreign languages at this stage of schooling.
Students should be highly competent in the official languages and should have functional competence (B1) of English.
To identify the basic concepts of language didactics and to locate the subject within the context of the degree program.
To get to know, understand and relate language skills with the competences in the current curriculum.
To know how to program in the area of language and literature based on the competences set out in the primary school curriculum.
To know how to establish criteria and evaluation systems appropriate for the area.
To know how to use methodological strategies to promote literacy.
To know and know how to implement didactic resources in the area, in a creative and entrepreneurial way.
To know how to put in place concrete plans to work in multilingual and foreign language acquisition environments.
To be competent with different literary genres that can be worked with in primary school.
To plan for text production and use basic techniques for researching, selecting and organizing information.
To use information in a way appropriate to the task and the communicative situation.
The course is organised around theoretical classes, cooperative learning, self-study, group work and personalised attention to students.
COMPETENCES | METHODOLOGY | TRAINING ACTIVITY |
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CEM-44 CEM-45 CEM-46 CEM-48 CEM-50 CET-3 CG-04 CG-07 CG-08 CG-11 | Presentation methods / lecture | Theory classes |
CEM-47 CEM-48 CEM-52 CET-1 CET-3 CG-02 CG-03 CG-04 CG-07 | Cooperative learning Case studies Problem-solving exercises | Seminar-workshops |
CEM-45 CEM-47 CEM-49 CEM-52 CEM-53 CET-1 CET-3 CG-02 CG-03 CG-04 CG-08 CG-09 | Problem-based learning Project-based learning Problem-solving exercises | Practical classes |
CG-07 CG-08 | Learning contract | Tutorials |
CEM-47 CEM-49 CEM-53 CET-1 CET-3 CG-02 CG-04 CG-07 CG-10 | Problem-based learning Cooperative learning Project-based learning Case studies Problem-solving exercises | Group study and work |
CEM-45 CEM-46 CEM-48 CG-04 CG-08 CG-09 CG-10 | Learning contract | Individual / independent study and work |
Individual audiovidual project about the student's language biography (15%).
Group materials creation project and oral presentation (30%).
Continuous assessment tests (20%).
Final grades will be calculated based on the average for the three main parts of the subject, all of which must be passed individually. If a student fails one of the three parts of the subject, the grade for the part passed will be respected in the second sitting.
The remaining 15% of continuous assessment is based on attendance, participation and class tasks, including an online forum.
If a student does not attend 80% of classes, he/she cannot be graded through continuous assessment and will be assessed through a final exam and projects at the end of the semester.
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