FVP:UPPVMD034 Special Education I - Course Information
UPPVMD034 Special Education I
Faculty of Public Policies in OpavaWinter 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 9/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Kateřina Janků, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. et Bc. Roman Adamczyk, Ph.D.
Institute of Special Education – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Mgr. Jan Viktorin, Ph.D. - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- FAKULTA ( FVP ) && TYP_STUDIA ( C ) && ROCNIK ( 1 ) && ! NOWANY ( UPPVMD035 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
- Special Education (programme FVP, SPEP)
- Course objectives
- Students will learn the basic means of expression - current English terminology in relation to special education, symptomatology of disability in the English language. They will acquire basic knowledge about personalities from English-speaking countries who have significantly influenced the development of the discipline of special pedagogy. Emphasis will be placed on working with foreign language texts and searching for information linked to special education. Students will be introduced to the problems of education in English-speaking countries and especially of the implementation of care of disabled people and their education.
- Learning outcomes
- Professional Knowledge:
- students will expand their active and passive vocabulary in basic English terminology relating to special pedagogy by learning isolated English words and through work with foreign language texts
- they will gain an overview of selected current publications of English-speaking authors relevant to special pedagogy and they will improve their existing knowledge in the area of information retrieval
- they will gain an overview of important personages from English-speaking countries connected with special pedagogy
- students will be able to describe special physical, psychological or social needs
Professional Skills:
- students can explain the differences in implementation of education and status of persons with special needs in selected areas of English-speaking countries and in the Czech Republic
- they broaden their knowledge about the possibilities of life self-realization of persons with special needs by viewing short documentaries and discussing them
- they improve their skills in understanding the English language
General qualification:
- they extend their knowledge of educational processes in other countries - Syllabus
- 1. Personages of special pedagogy in English-speaking countries.
- 2. Basic terminology in special pedagogy.
- 3. Classification of special pedagogy.
- 4. Psychopedia, definition, terminology.
- 5. Autism spectrum disorders, definition, terminology.
- 6. Disability, definition, terminology.
- 7. Speech therapy, definition, terminology.
- 8. Deaf pedagogy, definition, terminology.
- 9. Opthalmopedia, definition, terminology.
- 10. Symptomatology of disability.
- 11. Care of disabled people in English-speaking countries.
- 12. Current trends in the education of children and pupils with special educational needs in English speaking countries.
- Literature
- required literature
- KROUPOVÁ, K. a kol. Slovník speciálněpedagogické terminologie. Praha: Grada, 2016. ISBN 978-80-247-5264-8.
- HEWARD, W. Exceptional Children: an Introduction to Special Education. Prentice Hall, 2005. ISBN 978-0131191709.
- Oxford Dictionary of English. Oxford University Press, 2010.
- PEER, L., REID, G. Special Educational Needs: A Guide for Inclusive Practice. SAGE publications, 2016. ISBN 978-1-4739-0453-8.
- PEIRANGELO, R., GIULIANI, G. The Educator's Diagnostic Manual of Disabilities and Disorders. Jossey-Bass, 2007. ISBN 978-0787978129.
- REYNOLDS, C. R.,VANNEST, K. J., FLETCHER-JANZEN, E. Encyclopedia of Special Education. John Wiley & Sons, 2014. ISBN 978-0470949405.
- recommended literature
- BOWEN, C. Children's Speech Sound Disorders. Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. ISBN 978-0-470-74577-9.
- MCLEOD, S., BAKER, E. Children's Speech: An Evidence-Based Approach to Assessment and Intervention. Pearson Education, 2016. ISBN 978-0134206257.
- MURDOCH, B. E. Acquired Speech and Language Disorders. Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. ISBN 978-0470025673.
- RIMM, S. B., SIEGLE, D. B., DAVIS, G. A. Education of the Gifted and Talented. Pearson, 2017. ISBN 978-0133827101.
- not specified
- FREDERICKSON, N. Special Educational Needs, Inclusion and Diversity. Open University Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0335262908.
- MATHIESON, K. Inclusion in the EYFS. Open University Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0335262700.
- HEHIR, T. New Directions in Special Education. Harvard Educational Publishing Group, 2005. ISBN 978-1891792618.
- LEWIS, A., NORWICH, B. Special Teaching for Special Children? Pedagogies for Inclusion. Open University Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0335214051.
- MACBLAIN, S., LONG, L., DUNN, J. Dyslexia, Literacy and Inclusion. SAGE Publications Ltd., 2015. ISBN 978-1446298435.
- KNAPOVÁ, L. Odborný anglický 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 level A2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference. The condition for credit award is fulfilment of all assignments in the e-learning environment Moodle.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
General note: Odborný anglický jazyk pro speciální pedagogy I. - Teacher's information
- Personal contact in teaching, consulting hours. During continuous study, the student uses the study support and processes selected correspondence tasks. Here he will also demonstrate knowledge of compulsory literature and contact teaching lectures. The student will be able to continuously consult individually studied topics of the subject through e-mail, individual or group consultations.
- Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2024, recent)
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