Methodology of Teaching Foreign Languages and Foreign Literature in Higher Education

Course: English Communication Studies and Two Western European Languages (викладання іноземними мовами)”

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Methodology of Teaching Foreign Languages and Foreign Literature in Higher Education
Code
OК.06
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PLO 1, PLO 3, PLO 14. The complete list of the learning outcomes for the educational and scientific programme is given in the «Programme Profile»
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Successful mastery of the discipline requires a level of English language proficiency not lower than B2 on the CEFR scale. In addition, students have: 1. To know the theoretical foundations of basic historical and literary disciplines, basic methods of literary analysis, basic literary terms for each literary direction. 2. To be able to operate with the basic terminology and conceptual apparatus of literary studies. 3. Possess the skills of literary analysis.
Course content
Discipline "Methodology of teaching foreign language and foreign literature in in Higher Education" aimed at studying the theory and practice of teaching a foreign language from taking into account modern trends in the development of linguistics and linguistic didactics. Discipline introduces students to the trends in the development of foreign language education in Ukraine and the world, system of teaching a foreign language, general principles of planning, organization and ensuring the process of learning English as a means of intercultural communication. Master's students get acquainted with the main theoretical and methodological parameters of the course of foreign literature at ZVO; modern methodical forms of teaching the course in in the context of active learning in a modern university, in particular with methods of creation heuristic situation as a stimulus for active learning in various forms of lecture and seminar work.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Brandi, K. (2020). Communicative language teaching in action: Putting principles to work. Cognella Academic Publishing. 2. Butcher, C., Davies, C., & Highton, M. (2019). Designing learning: From module outline to effective teaching (2nd ed.). Routledge. 3. British Council, UKALTA, EALTA & ALTE. (2022). Aligning language education with the CEFR: A handbook. http://www.ealta.eu.org/documents/resources/CEFR%20alignment%20handbook.pdf 4. Council of Europe. (2020). Common European framework of reference for languages: Learning, teaching, assessment: Companion volume. Council of Europe Publishing. https://rm.coe.int/common-european-framework-of-reference-for-languages-learning- teaching/16809ea0d4 5. Enomoto, K., Warner, R., & Nygaard, C. (2021). Teaching and learning innovations in higher education. Libri Publishing. 6. Harmer, J. (2015). The practice of English language teaching (5th ed.). Pearson.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Types of learning activities during the term: • lectures, discussions, colloquium; • spoken answers; • scientific projects; • final test.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral answers, tests: LO 1.1-1.4, 2.1-2.3, 3.1, 4.1 - 38/70 points. Projects: LO 2.1-2.3, 3.1, 4.1 - 22/30 points.
Language of instruction
English

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Nataliia Yuriivna Zhluktenko
Department of Foreign Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Liudmyla Viktorivna Byrkun
Department of methods of teaching ukrainian and foreign languages ​​and literatures
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology