UCJNNKLM Textbooks and media

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/8. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Nálepová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Dr. phil. Veronika Kotůlková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Nálepová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Contact Person: Bc. Gabriela Půdová
Prerequisites
without precondition
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will get acquainted with basic technical terminology and with the historical development of foreign language textbooks. They will be introduced to the issue of methods of evaluation and selection of textbooks suitable for the target group. They will also get acquainted with various catalogs of criteria for critical evaluation of textbooks and their parts. Students will evaluate the individual components of textbooks and textbook files and will also get acquainted with the online support of textbooks. It will focus on the suitability and difficulty of texts, recordings, visual and graphic elements and exercise files.
Learning outcomes
creation of own criteria and evaluation of the chosen modern textbook of the German language
Syllabus
  • 1. Knowledge of working with text and the role of the textbook in history and in the present, a model of evaluation of the methodological concept of foreign language.
  • 2. The European Framework of Reference for Languages ​​and its impact on the production of teaching materials
  • 3. Textbooks as a curriculum for foreign language teaching, textbooks and framework educational programs
  • 4. Textbook files and their components
  • 5. Choice of textbooks according to the target group
  • 6. Working with texts
  • 7. Adaptation of authentic texts
  • 8. Didactization of texts
  • 9. Digital media 1
  • 10. Digital media 2
  • 11. Textbooks as a source of learning strategies and autonomous learning
  • 12. Theoretical problems of textbook evaluation, evaluation of teaching effectiveness with textbooks
  • 13. Final discussion, evaluation
Teaching methods
Class discussion, group projects.
Assessment methods
elaboration of project work, active preparation for the seminar, participation in discussions on the topic
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2024.
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