Seminar (English)
Instance: 2005/2006 - A
Cycles of Study/Courses
Objectives
Aims
1. To raise student teachers' awareness to the need of continuous education;
2. To make student teachers reflect on the essential bibliography and apply it to different language teaching contexts demonstrating flexibility and eclecticsm;
3. Promote collaborative work and negotiation by developing both individual work and group work.
Program
Contents
Oral presentation of work done by the student teachers groups (collaborative work).
Written work focusing the topic chosen by each group (collaborative work+individual work).
Analysis and discussion of the work presented by each group.
Main Bibliography
Main Bibliography
For general bibliography the reading of the list presented in "English language teaching methodology" is suggested.
Students will be informed about the specific bibliography along the schoolyear.
Complementary Bibliography
not relevant
Teaching methods and learning activities
First seminars sessions will be based on the discussion of basic ELT contents. Student teacher groups will be responsible for the next sessions; each group will present the outcome of their action-research project.
Software
not relevant
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final exam
Eligibility for exams
not relevant
Calculation formula of final grade
see "evaluation components"
Examinations or Special Assignments
_not relevant
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
not relevant
Classification improvement
written assignment
Observations
language of instruction: portuguese