MET: Foundations of didactics 3304-1DZ2O-MET-PD
1 We as teachers:
Challenges facing contemporary didactics. Interactions between general didactics and subject didactics.
2. What is involved in engaging students in the learning process?
3 Formulating learning objectives: the Understanding by design methodology by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTigh (2006).
4 Planning and filling in the lesson structure.
Planning the teaching/learning process. Formulating main and sub-objectives. Main teaching methods. Teaching techniques. Lesson structure. Teaching resources and their use according to the current conditions. Individualisation of the teaching process.
Working on different levels according to Bloom's and SOLO's taxonomy. 6.
6. Attention error? Working with error, giving feedback.
7. On language teachers' sense of incompetence: major methodological mistakes in language teaching.
8. Building relationships with students and the learning/teaching environment. Classroom management - J. Pyżalski's methods.
9. Lesson observation
Type of course
pedagogical qualifications
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course the Student:
in terms of KNOWLEDGE knows and understands:
- the location of didactics in the scope of pedagogics, as well as the subject and tasks of contemporary didactics and the relation of general didactics to detailed didactics (K_W11);
- the issue of the school class as an educational environment: styles of classroom management, the problem of order and discipline, social processes in the classroom, integration of the school class, creation of an environment conducive to learning progress and the way of teaching in a class diverse in terms of cognitive, cultural, social or material status (K_W01, K_W11);
- contemporary concepts of teaching and educational goals - sources, ways of their formulation and their types; principles of didactics, methods of teaching, content of teaching and organization of the educational process and students' work (K_W11);
- the issue of the lesson as a didactic unit and its structure, lesson models and the art of conducting lessons, as well as styles and techniques of working with students; interaction in the classroom; didactic means (K_W01, K_W11);
- Ways and meaning of assessing students' school achievements : formative assessment in the context of teaching effectiveness (K_W01).
In terms of SKILLS, he/she is able to:
- acquire knowledge and develop skills independently, using a variety of sources (KU09);
- work in a group, also in a multicultural context (KU10);
- apply the acquired knowledge in professional activities related to the field of study, i.e. teaching French as a foreign language (KU11).
In terms of SOCIAL SKILLS, he/she is ready to:
- critically evaluate his/her own knowledge and skills (K_K01);
- to be open towards individual and cultural differences (K_K02);
- identify problems and make decisions related to the teaching profession (K_K03).
Assessment criteria
The requirements are: systematic attendance in class (2 unexcused absences are allowed), active participation and participation in team activities, completion of tasks that develop the indicated skills. Successful completion of the course depends on active participation in classes, completion of tasks related to the discussed contents (50% of the final mark) and a successful final test (50% of the final mark).
Grading criteria: are given with the assignments.
Up-to-date information about the instructor's duty will be given on the website of the Institute of French Studies of the University of Warsaw.
Bibliography
Bereźnicki F., Podstawy dydaktyki, Kraków: Impuls (dowolne wydanie)
Bertocchini P., Manuel de formation pratique pour le professeur de FLE, Paris: Cle International (dowolne wydanie)
Komorowska H. (red.) (2009), Skuteczna nauka języka obcego. Struktura i przebieg zajęć językowych, Warszawa: CODN.
Marzano R. J. (2012), Sztuka i teoria skutecznego nauczania, Warszawa: Centrum Edukacji Obywatelskiej.
Niemierko B. (2007), Kształcenie szkolne. Podręcznik skutecznej dydaktyki, Warszawa: Wyd. Akademickie i Profesjonalne.
Pyżalski J., 2007, Nauczyciele, uczniowie - dwa spojrzenia na dyscyplinę w klasie, Kraków: Oficyna Wydawnicza "Impuls".
Wiggins and McTighe (2006). Understanding by Design. Pearson: Merrill Prentice Hall.
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: