–Convey knowledge of English didactics. Develop the ability to plan and implement EFL teaching
Modern principles of EFL teaching will be discussed including history and development of various approaches to EFL teaching.
The emphasis of the course on the practical-didactic aspects of didactics.
Demonstrations of and trying out of material for EFL teaching will be carried out..
The following themes will be dealt with:
- Analysis of and examination of the aims for the subject in primary and lower secondary school;seen in relation to the new national curriculum.
- Differentiation in EFL teaching
- Communicative activities
- Genre activities
- ICT in EFL teaching
- Children and language acquisition
- Exercises, games and visual aids to engender activity, Karaoke
- Process-oriented writing
- Children’s literature, Extensive reading
- Grammar teaching
- Assessmentand national tests
EFL didactics will mainly be taught through exercises, demonstrations of activities and approaches to EFL teaching. Didactic theory concerning language acquisition is also part of the course.
During the course, the students are to participate in group practice or individual practice where they are to prepare and implement EFL teaching. In agreement with their supervisor the students may base their teaching on one or several themes. The practice period consists of two weeks with 10 lessons of teaching and 4 discussion sessions with their supervisor. Each group, normally consisting of four students, are to write a teaching practice report as part of the final assessment.
001Presentation portfolio, 40%, is to consist of:
Teaching practice report
1written didactics assignment
002 Oral examination, 60%
Didactics and methodology:
Ion Drew/ Bjørn Sørheim: English Teaching Strategies. Methods for English Teachers
Juliet Munden / Astrid Myhre: Twinkle Twinkle
National plans for primary, lower secondary and upper secondary.
In addition, all copied material handed out is to be regarded as part of the syllabus.