USPQP024 Special Education II

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/26/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Michaela Šedá, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petra Kostruhová
Institute of Special Education – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Andrea Silberová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(N) && FORMA(P) && ROCNIK(1) && USPQP022 Special Education I
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will expand their means of expression - current German terminology in relation to special pedagogy and disability symptomatology. They will further deepen their knowledge of the personalities of German-speaking countries, who have fundamentally influenced the development of the scientific field of special education. Emphasis will continue to be placed on working with foreign language texts and their understanding, searching for information related to special pedagogy. Students will also get a more detailed overview of German terminology in the field of speech therapy, deaf therapy, ophthalmology, somatopedia, psychopedia and issues of autism spectrum disorders.
Learning outcomes
Expertise:
- the student expands his active and passive vocabulary - he deepens his knowledge of German terminology in connection with the field of special pedagogy by learning isolated German terms and through work with foreign language texts
- the student will get an overview of selected current publications by German-speaking authors related to the field of special pedagogy and improve their current knowledge of the field by searching for information
- the student deepens his knowledge about important personalities of German-speaking countries with a connection to the field of special pedagogy
- the student will expand his language skills in the area of special needs (physical, psychological and social)
- the student will expand his knowledge in the field of speech therapy, deaf therapy, ophthalmology, somatopedia, psychopathy and in the area of autism spectrum disorders in the German language in connection with the knowledge acquired in the Czech language
Professional skills:
- the student will improve his skills in the area of understanding the German language
- the student will further deepen his overview of education and employment opportunities for people with special needs in selected areas of German-speaking countries and in the Czech Republic by working with texts and independently searching for information in the media
- the student will expand his awareness of the possibilities of employment and other life realizations of persons with special needs by watching short documents and discussing them
General qualifications:
- the student will expand his awareness of educational processes in other European countries
Syllabus
  • 1. Personalities of special pedagogy in German-speaking countries, their contribution in the European and world context
  • 2. Terminology in special pedagogy in a broader and narrower context
  • 3. Classification of special education, comparison with terminology in German-speaking countries
  • 4. Psychopedia, comparison with terminology in German-speaking countries
  • 5. Autistic spectrum disorders, comparison with terminology in German-speaking countries
  • 6. Somatopedia, comparison with terminology in German-speaking countries
  • 7. Speech therapy, comparison with terminology in German-speaking countries
  • 8. Surdopedia, comparison with terminology in German-speaking countries
  • 9. Ophthalmopedia, comparison with terminology in German-speaking countries
  • 10. Symptomatology of disability, comparison with terminology in German-speaking countries
  • 11. Care of a person with a disability in German-speaking countries, coordinated rehabilitation, comparison
  • 12. Current trends in the education of children and pupils with special educational needs in German-speaking countries
Literature
    required literature
  • BERNITZKE, F., TUPI, A. Heil- und Sonderpädagogik. Inklusive Pädagogik. Wien: Jugend & Volk, 2017. ISBN 978-3-7100-3359-9.
  • BIERMANN, A., GOETZE, H. Sonderpädagogik. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 2005. ISBN 978-3-17-017665-2.
  • BIEWER, G. Grundlagen der Heilpädagogik und inklusiven Pädagogik. Bad Heilbrunn: Klinkhardt, 2017. ISBN 978-3-8252-4694-5.
  • LÜTJE-KLOSE, B., RIECKE-BAULECKE, T., WERNING, R. (Hrsg.). Inklusion in der Schule und Unterricht. Grundlagen in der Sonderpädagogik. Hannover: Kallmeyer, 2022. ISBN 978-3-7721-1157-2.
  • VERNOOIJ, M. A. Einführung in die Heil- und Sonderpädagogik. Wiebelsheim: Quelle&Meyer, 2007. ISBN 978-3-494-01425-8.
    recommended literature
  • ELLINGER, S., WITTROCK, M. (Hrsg.). Sonderpädagogik in der Regelschule. Konzepte-Forschung-Praxis. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 2005. ISBN 978-3-17-018868-6.
  • FISCHER, D. Heilpädagogik – ein Versprechen. Würzburg: Ed. Bentheim, 2009. ISBN 978-3-934471-79-5.
  • KAHLERT, J, HEIMLICH, U. (Hrsg.). Inklusion in Schule und Unterricht. Wege zur Bildung für alle. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 2014. ISBN 978-3-17-025725-2.
  • KLUTH, P., DANAHER, S. Inklusion in der Praxis. 100 Tipps und Tricks für den differenzierten Unterricht. Mülheim: Verlag an der Ruhr, 2016. ISBN 978-3-8346-3108-4.
  • TEXTOR, A. Einführung in die Inklusionspädagogik. Bad Heilbrunn: Klinkhardt, 2015. ISBN 978-3-8252-4340-1.
    not specified
  • BUNDSCHUH, K., WINKLER, C. Einführung in die sonderpädagogische Diagnostik. München: Ernst Reinhardt, 2019. ISBN 978-3-8252-5286-1.
  • LINDMEIER, B., LINDMEIER, C. Pädagogik bei Behinderung und Benachteiligung. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 2012. ISBN 978-3-17-019808-1.
  • NOVOTNY, K. (Hrsg.). Pädagogik in der Sonderpädagogik. Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, 2010. ISBN 978-3-8340-0744-5.
  • REICHENBACH, C., THIEMANN, H. Lehrbuch diagnostischer Grundlagen der Heil- und Sonderpädagogik. Dortmund: Borgmann, 2018. ISBN 978-3-8080-0847-8.
  • STEIN, M. Allgemeine Pädagogik. München: Ernst Reinhardt, 2017. ISBN 978-3-8252-4791-1.
  • Zezulková, L. Odborný německý jazyk pro speciální pedagogy. In E-learning kurz pro studenty studijního programu Speciální pedagogika Fakulty veřejných politik v Opavě. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě.
Assessment methods
Entry language level B1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference. Completion of all tasks in the e-learning environment is a condition for granting credit.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
General note: Odborný německý jazyk pro speciální pedagogy II.
The course is also listed under the following terms Accreditation summer, Summer 2024.
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